B-17 Bomber Crews

Photographs of crews standing beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses during WWII, showcasing their aircraft in various operational contexts.

Lt. A.R. Shasky And Crew Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 19 February 1945.

Lt. Henry And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 'Dorothy Dee' Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 2 April 1945.

Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Yankee Gal'. England.

Pilots Of Flight B Of The 384Th Fighter Squadron, 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Pose On Top Of The North American P-51 'Florence Ii' At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 21 July 1945.

Lt. Hastie And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 12 March 1945.

Lt. Mcleod And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Floose'. England, 15 December 1944.

C-47 transport plane "Swamp Rat" and its crew from 6th Troop Carrier Sq. 5th Air Force, Wards Drome, Port Moresby, New Guinea. Left to right, 2nd Lt. Irwin W. Dial, Mendota, Ill., pilot 2nd Lt. Robert S. Knight, Omaha, Neb., co-pilot; S/Sgt.

Lt. Wood And Crew Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 29 March 1944.

Bomber crew and Ground crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress.

The North American B-25 "Old 59" Of General Chennault's 14Th Air Force Which Participated In 121 Raids Against Japaneseanese Installations In Burma And China, Leaves Its China Airbase Bound For The United States And A War Bond Tour. Here, The Crew Bids Their

Ground Crew Members Of The Famed 13Th Air Force, Pose In Front Of 'Snafu', The First American Transport To Land On Munda Airfield. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt Rode In 'Snafu' On Her Recent Visit To This South Pacific Base. The Squadron Was Chosed To Fly Mrs.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Hagen, Germany, Beside The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303Rd Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 28 February 1945.

Lt. Woodard And Sgt. Kirkendall's Crews Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 16 March 1945.

Capt. Fricks And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, Ridgewell, Essex County, England. 27 October 1943.

Crew Members Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Badly Damaged Boeing B-17 At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 9 February 1945.

Capt. T.R. Gordon And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Madam Shoo Shoo'. England.

"Sweat Hill." Joe E. Brown "Sweats it out" with the Flying Tigers on alert.

Pilot And Ground Crew Of The 367Th Fighter Group, Beside Their Lockheed P-38 'Stinker Iii' At An Air Base In France. 11 October 1944.

Guns and other paraphernalia of a heavy bomber are gathered up by this returning 8th AF Combat crew as they board the truck for the briefing office.

A consolidated B-24 and its crew somewhere in England. L to R: Front Row: Lt. Wm. C. Rowland, Co-Pilot; "Lady" a Cocker Spaniel mascot; Capt. Robert B. Whitlow, Pilot. Middle Row: Lt. Robert O. Nixon, Navigator; Lt. Wm. C. Lawrence, Bombardier.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Merseburg, Germany, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 12 December 1944.

Air Force Personnel Grouped In Front Of Curtiss P-40's During A Dedication Ceremony At Meeks Field, Iceland. 2Nd Service Group, 24 March 1943.

More ofrtunate, this casualty is able to smoke a cigarette as he is carried away from his bomber after returning from an attack on Brunswick, Germany. He is Lt. Joseph R. Scott, Wellesley, Mass., Navigator of the bomber named "Los Angeles City Limits

Lt. Adair And Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 18 July 1944.

A crew of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, poses for the photographer at an 8th Air force base in England on 25 June 1944.

Crew Of The 563Rd Bomb Squadron, 388Th Bomb Group, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Pegasus, Too.' England, 8 February 1944, Kneeling, Left To Right: T/Sgt. Leslie G. Thibodeau, T/Sgt. John E. Lower, 2Nd Lt. Stephen W. Mitrick, S/Sgt. Bernard J.

Lt. Ringsred And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Shown Beside Their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Leading Lady". England, 7 November 1944.

Lt. P.I. Volgamore And Crew Of The 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Douglas A-20 "Karen Kay" At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. 16 April 1945.

Members Of The 14Th Air Force Stand In Formation In Front Of The North American B-25 'Gopher' During A Ceremony At An Air Base In China. Front Row, Far Right, Sgt. Beard; 5Th From Right, Bruckheimer; 6Th From Right, Capt. Al Nowak.

Cucco's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 4 August 1944.

Personnel Of The American Volunteer Group At 353Rd Fighter Group Base In England. September 1943.

Lead Crew On A Bombing Mission To Amiens, France, Pose In Front Of The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 15 August 1943.

Ground Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Mizpah' At 8Th Air Force Base 167, England. 4 July 1944.

Crew Members Of The 645Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 "Source Of Annoyance" At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. 8 May 1945.

Lt. Holcomb And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group, Are Shown Beside A B-17 Flying Fortress. 6 December 1943. England.

In the shadow of the Liberator Bombers, a gift from the United States, the enlisted men of the Yugoslavian Air Force stand formation prior to the presentation ceremonies at John Payne Airport, Cairo, Egypt.

Men Of The 274Th Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Pose For The Photographer After Receiving The Distinguished Flying At A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 21 November 1944.

Crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside the Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress "Yankee Doodle Dandy." England, 13 May 1943.

Lt. Kramer And Crew Of The 436Th Bomb Squadron, 7Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Plane At An Air Base Somewhere In India.

Lt. David And Crew Of The 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 'Big Bessie' At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. They Are, Front Row Left To Right: Lt. David, S/Sgt. Van Boxel, Back Row, Left To Right: Sgt. La Velle, S/Sgt. Orr, And Sgt. Carroll.

Flying Control Personnel Of The 92Nd Bomb Group At An Airbase In England. 31 August 1944.

Lt. Monague And Crew Of The 490Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Consolidated B-24 'The Cherub' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 20 March 1944.

A Crew Of The 526Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 5 August 1944.

Capt. Clarke And Crew Of The 436Th Bomb Squadron, 7Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Plane At An Air Base Somewhere In India.

Officers And Enlisted Men Of The 74Th Fighter Squadron, 23Rd Fighter Group, Pose On And By A Curtis P-40 At Kunming, China. 1 February 1943. They Are: Officers: Lts: Ladd, Mitchell, Crysler, Jones, Hawkings, Anderson, Bunch, Wanner, Turner, Morrison, Lu

Lt. Trumpy And Crew Of The 525Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 12 June 1944.

Anefo photo collection. Marvo repro. Crew of plane G2787. May 12, 1949

Football Team Of The 401St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, England, 21 December 1944.

Men Of The 401St Bomb Group Who Have Been Awarded The Distinguished Flying Cross Wear Their Medals Proudly. They Are, Left To Right: Sgt. Robinson, Lt. Lozinski, Capt. Lewis And Lt. Matrician, 29 May 1944. England.

Landrum's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 12 January 1945.

Lt. Rigby and crew of the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group "Bomber Barons," pose for the photographer at an air base somewhere in the Netherlands East Indies. They are, left to right: Back Row: S/Sgt. C.E. Shanner T/Sgt. R.J. Walker

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. DLC Visit of the X-ray string quartet. The X-ray quartet poses with supervisors. From left to right? Unknown (Lieutenant), Piet Nijland, singer Lien Koster, pianist Loo Vincent, Joachim X-ray, Cornelis Preuyt, Wim de Zoete, unknown (knir lieutenant). February 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Anna Lee, motion picture star, and Winnie Shaw, popular American blues singer, greeting members of a Ninth U.S. Air Force Consolidated B-24 "Liberator" crew upon the latter's return to their base near Bengasi, Cirenaica, Libya, from a raid over enemy

Lt. Sullivan And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Mrs. Aldaflak" Of The 615Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 29 November 1944.

Brig. General Murray C. Woodbury Presents Awards To Members Of The 353Rd Fighter Group At An Airbase In England. 7 July 1945.

Ground Crew Of The 533Rd Bomb Squadron, 381St Bomb Group At 8Th Air Force Base 167, England. 16 July 1943.

Lt. Whitaker and crew of the 394th Bomb Group "Bomber Barons," pose for the photographer at an air base somewhere in the Netherlands East Indies. They are, left to right: Back Row: S/Sgt. D. Arinaline T/Sgt. E.R. Serrano S/Sgt. E.C. Austin

England - Saunders And Crew Of The 839Th. 16 March 1945.

Aircraft, Burma, India &Ceremonies& Decorations, Awards, War

Wings over Palestine-Certificates of Flying School, April 21, 1939. Young pilots who received their flying licenses with instructors, Lydda Air Port. 1939, Israel, Lod

A U.S. Air Force combat crew which is taking part in the shuttle bombing operation poses in front of a tent at Poltava Airbase in Russia. 11 April 1945.

Lt. Cuthbutson And Crew Of The 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 Havoc At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. 24 March 1945.

S/Sgt Frank J. Scicchitano Of The 401St Bomb Group Received The Distinguished Flying Cross In Recognition For Extraordinary Achievement. England, 2 May 1944.

Besterveit's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 12 August 1944.

Hough's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 4 August 1944.

Lt. Herschberger And Crew Of The 525Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 12 June 1944.

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Pilots Of The 353Rd Fighter Group Wish Each Other Luck Before They Take-Off From Their England Base To Escort Their Big Sisters - Heavy Bombers - On A Mission Over Enemy Installations. Lt. Colonel William B. Bailey'S North American P-57 "Double Trouble T

Officers Of The 410Th Bomb Group Stand In Formation After Receiving The Distinguished Flying Cross During An Award Ceremony At An Airbase Somewhere In France.

Gunners of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator "All American" based in Italy, knocked down 14 German fighter planes during the attack on the Hermann Goering tank works at linz, Austria, 7/25/44. From left to right, standing are: S/Sgt Elza S. Massie, 35

Men Of The 379Th Bomb Group Who Were Presented Valor Awards During A Ceremony At An 8Th Air Force Base In England Pose For The Photographer. 19 July 1943.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,RESCUE War

Lt. Peoples and crew of the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group "Bomber Barons," pose for the photographer at an air base somewhere in the Netherlands East Indies.

Group in uniform , Military personnel, Dogs. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Photograph of Infantry Paratroop Regiment Inside at Douglas C-47. Photograph of Infantry Paratroop Regiment Inside at Douglas C-47. "Set to be flown to spearhead the beginning of the battle for the liberation of Europe, men of an infantry paratroop regiment are shown inside a Douglas C-47 of the Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command.". 1940 - 1983.

Mig Victors: An Airbase In Japan -- A group of happy young F-84 Thunder jet pilots of the Fifth Air Force's 27th Fighter Escort Group smile broadly. They have just returned from the, greatest aerial battle of the Korean war, in which about 115 F-84 Thunder lets and F-86 Sabrejets of the Fifth Air Force tangled with 80 enemy MIC-15 type fighter which tried to intercept, a large formation of B-29 Superforts April 12 near the Yalu River in North Korea. During a fierce, high-altitude battle, more th

From no man's land these nurses brought back Allied wounded men. They were the first women to land on the beach head on the emergency landing strip built by 9th AF Engineers. Left to right: 2nd Lts. Eleanor A. Geovanelle, Kersey, Penn., Mary E.

Capt. Rice and crew of the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group "Bomber Barons," pose for the photographer at an air base somewhere in the Netherlands East Indies. They are, left to right: Back Row: T/Sgt. J.T. Gill S/Sgt. E.J. Campbell T/Sgt. C.G.

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The crew of "T for Tommy" Description: The crew of "T for Tommy" - George Johnson, Donald MacLean, Ronald Batson, Joe McCarthy, William Ratcliffe, and Leonard Eaton Date: 1943 aviation, wwii, ww2, raf, militaryaviation, secondworldwar, dambusters, royalairforce, 617squadron, operationchastise

U.S.A.F. personnel greet members of a U.S.C. troupe upon their arrival at Poltava Airbase, one of the shuttle mission bases in Russia. 5 January 1945.

A bomber crew of the 452nd Bomb Group on their return from the Romilly mission to France. A veteran has handwritten on the reverse: 'On just returning from Romilly, France, their first mission and the Group's second for a repeat performance. Original members of the 'Punched Fowl'. crew # 48, lead crew 730th Sqdn, 452nd Bomb Gro. Front row from left are Flight Officer Leon B Slobodzian, Bombardier; and S/Sgts George W Haggerty, Right Waist Gunner; Everett L Wales, Radio Operator, and Walter- S- Chochrek, Engineers and Top Turret Gunner. Back row from left- 1st Lt Chester L Story, Navigator; 2nd Lt Frank L Houston, Co-pilot, 1st Lt Jimme H 'The Skipper' Vallee, Pilot; Sgt James J Doherty, tail gunner; S/Sgt Ivan C Dixon, Lower ball gunner and Sgt Raymond Schumacher, left waist gunner.'

Army Soldiers Standing Guard during Nike Missile Installation, Lorton, Virginia, USA, photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran, May 1955

Anefo photo collection. Military boxing championships in The Hague. April 10, 1952. The Hague, South Holland

Briefing at Headquarters 32nd Air Division , Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Detachment 101, an enigmatic Allied intelligence and special operations unit during World War II, played a pivotal role in the Burmese theater. Operating deep in the jungles of Burma, their mission was multi-faceted, encompassing guerrilla warfare, espionage, and sabotage against Japanese forces. Comprising a diverse group of individuals, from OSS agents to indigenous fighters, they effectively disrupted Japanese supply lines, gathered critical intelligence, and supported resistance movements.

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