I know very little. I do know that my relative in the photo was assigned to the 4th AF, but I do not know what wing or squadron he was assigned to. He enlisted in 1943, discharged in 1946. I know the 4th was (still is) hq on the west coast. I believe he was aircraft maintainer. He spent some...
This photo is of personal interest to me. I’m thinking the aircraft is a p38 lightning, but not entirely sure. I was hoping someone might be able to confirm this and possibly identify what the 79 marking represents.