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Photograph of Tuskegee Airman Major Lee Rayford in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt

1944-1945

Italy, Europe

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black-and-white photograph of Maj. Lee Rayford standing in front of a P-47 Thunderbolt. Maj. Rayford is pictured in the bottom half of the photo from his torso up. He is wearing a flight helmet with goggles. Behind Maj. Rayford is the front of a P-47 Thunderbolt with four propellers showing.

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Catalog reference: TA2014.306.2.3.6

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