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P-47 Thunderbolt pilots in France
To assure maximum coordination of armored units and dive-bombers the 9th Air Force in France is assigning a number of its Republic P-47 Thunderbolt pilots to tank outfits, where the flyers direct air support from the tanks they ride. Brig. Gen. Doyle O. Hickey of Indianola, Miss., armored commander (right) explains a forthcoming ground tactic to Lt. Normah H. Frisby, fighter-pilot (left) of Powell, Wyo., in the center is Maj. Stanley P. Hidalgo, S-3 Air Officer, whose home is at Raceland, La.