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assigned in support of the 78th Fighter
Group Operations at Duxford
From the Duxford Diary:

SPECIALISTS AT WORK

Rich man, poor man ...doctor...lawyer; the Army air force trained men from every
profession to perform the intricate work necessary to keep fighting aircraft ready for battle.  
From first echelon maintenance to battle and accident repair damage; from carpentry and
welding to cleaning and inspecting; from revising to rebuilding, these specialists were the
men behind the pilot who flew the plane.  Nor was their work restricted to airplanes.  
Mechanics were needed on mobile equipment; stock men and clerks handled records and
supplies; carpenters and machinists and metal works constructed and maintained
buildings, built lockers, repaired hangars; cooks and bakers fed the hungry personnel;
skilled firefighters were on the job day and night; financial experts computed pay and
allowances; postal clerks handled large amounts of official and domestic mail; military
police and others kept law and order, did guard duty and performed station defense
protection-almost everyone, from photographer who took pictures to the link trainer
operator who gave refresher and instruction courses to pilots was a specialist in his line of
work.  Everyone was a part of the gigantic functioning of a fighter airbase.