( U.S. Air Force Photograph. ) black-and-white photos P-47 Fighter of 9th Air Force January 5, 2014by Lone_Sentry_Admin1 min read Pilots of U.S. 9th Air Force consult maps on the wing of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber near St. Mere Eglise, France in June 1944. (U.S. Air Force Photograph.) ( U.S. Air Force Photograph. )