National Air and Space Museum Archives

"Satan's Angels" 475th Fighter Group in World War II (Diaries and Photographs of George W. Wood, Jr.)

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.1987.0118
Creators:
Wood, George W., Jr.
Dates:
1942-1945
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.1 Cubic feet
(1 folder)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
The material contained in this accession is on the 475th Fighter Group 'Satan's Angels,' a World War II fighter unit of the Fifth Air Force, Pacific Theater of Operations. George W. Wood Jr. was a radio technician assigned to the group's 433rd Fighter Squadron. Wood documents his war experiences in two personal diaries and a photograph album.

Administration

Immediate Source of Acquisition
William R. Wood, Gift, 1987, 1987-0118, NASM

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
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Keywords

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Aeronautics, Military Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Aeronautics Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
World War, 1939-1945 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Scrapbooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diaries Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wood, George W., Jr. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Army Air Forces. Fifth Air Force. 475th Fighter Group "Satan's Angels" Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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