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20TH AIR FORCE, OKINAWA--A/2C Don W. Murray of Mazon, Ill., flashes a victory smile from the gun blister of his U.S. Air Force B-29 "Superfort" after shooting down a Communist jet fighter (

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Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - )

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20TH AIR FORCE, OKINAWA--A/2C Don W. Murray of Mazon, Ill., flashes a victory smile from the gun blister of his U.S. Air Force B-29 "Superfort" after shooting down a Communist jet fighter

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Scope and content: 20TH AIR FORCE, OKINAWA--A/2C Don W. Murray of Mazon, Ill., flashes a victory smile from the gun blister of his U.S. Air Force B-29 "Superfort" after shooting down a Communist jet fighter. Airman Murray shot down the enemy jet during a pre-dawn strike against a Red staff school on the west coast of North Korea, October 8. Sighting the enemy fighter approaching from the rear, Murray fired as it attempted to sneak into the bomber stream. After five bursts, the jet broke away and exploded. Murray is a left gunner with the 307th Bomb Wing, based on Okinawa.

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circa November 1952

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National Archives at College Park

	Native name	National Archives at College Park
	Parent institution	National Archives and Records Administration
	Location	College Park , United States of America
	Coordinates	39° 00′ 02″ N, 76° 57′ 34″ W
	Established	1994
	Website	www.archives.gov/college-park
	Authority file	: Q38945047 NAID: 10048491

Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S)

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Record group: Record Group 342: Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, 1900 - 2003 (National Archives Identifier: 654)
Series: Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities and Personnel - World War II and Korean War, ca. 1940 - ca. 1980 (National Archives Identifier: 542351)

Agency-Assigned Identifier: NASM 4A 31910

NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-342-FH-4A(31910)

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20TH AIR FORCE, OKINAWA--A/2C Don W. Murray of Mazon, Ill., flashes a victory smile from the gun blister of his U.S. Air Force B-29 "Superfort" after shooting down a Communist jet fighter. Airman Murray shot down the enemy jet during a pre-dawn strike against a Red staff school on the west coast of North Korea, October 8. Sighting the enemy fighter approaching from the rear, Murray fired as it attempted to sneak into the bomber stream. After five bursts, the jet broke away and exploded. Murray is a left gunner with the 307th Bomb Wing, based on Okinawa. (English)

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