B-17 Crew Gatherings

Historic photographs of WWII bomber crews by their B-17 Flying Fortress planes, capturing camaraderie and military life during the war.

Lt. Basler And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Uss Aliquippa'. England, 12 October 1943.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 19 November 1943.

Lt. Miller And Crew Of The 728Th Bomb Squadron, 452Nd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 15 November 1944.

Capt. Morris And Crew Of The 439Nd Troop Carrier Pose In Front Of Their Douglas C-47 At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 5 July 1944.

Lt. Paul H. Randall And Crew Of The 644Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Douglas A-20 'Duke Of Paducah' At A 9Th Air Force Base In England. 18 September 1944.

Ten Crew Members Of The 613Th Bomb Sqdn. Each Hold Up Ten Fingers Indicating That They Participated In The 100Th Mission Flown By The 401St Bomb Group In 7 Months. England, 27 July 1944.

Crew members at an airbase at Oujda, North Africa pose in front of a North American B-25. They are left to right, back row: Colonel R. Beam, 1st Lt. R.W. Wilder, Capt. R. Kresslar, 1st Lt. Hamilton and Lt. Colonel John Fordyce. Front row, left to

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Posen, Poland, Beside A Boeing B-17, "Flying Fortress". 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 29 May 1944.

Crew Members Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 Somewhere In England. 13 November 1944.

Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Ooold Soljer". England, 28 March 1943.

Capt. J.J. Brown And Crew Of The 614Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 26 February 1945.

Lt. Gorman And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 2 March 1944.

Members Of The 314Th Troop Carrier Group, 9Th Troop Carrier Command Pose In Front Of A Gg-4 Glider At An Air Base In England. 21 May 1944.

Lt. H.O. Gertsen And Crew Of The 401St Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England.

Lt. Gaines And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball'. 16 September 1944.

Crew Of The 452Nd Bomb Gp Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 31 January 1944.

Lt. Weil And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group, Are Shown Beside The B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'We The People'. 26 April 1944. England.

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T/Sgt Nicholas D. Schoenberger Is Congratualted By His Pilot, Lt. Donald E. Jones, After Completing 30 Bombing Missions Over Nazi-Occupied Europe. T/Sgt. Schoenberger, A Radio Operator On A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 613Th Bomb Squadron, Was Th

Crew Members Of The 563Rd Bomb Squadron, 388Th Bomb Group, At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 7 January 1944. Standing From Left To Right Are: 2Nd Lt. Claude A. Gamuzzi, St. Louis, Miss. 2Nd Lt. Joseph L. Condon, Binghamton, New York 2Nd Lt. Donald Kae

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

Pilots Of Flight D 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. 15 January 1945.

Colonel Crouch And Crew Of The 9Th Troop Carrier Command At An Air Base In England. 30 May 1944.

Lt. Wilson And Crew Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Pose Beside The Lockheed P-38 'Gallant Warrior' At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 12 June 1944.

Crew Members Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 Somewhere In England.

Shaffer's Crew Of The 8Th Af 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 26 October 1944.

Lt. Hassig And Crew Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 25 February 1945.

Crew Members Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 30 April 1945.

Capt. Hulings And Combat Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 20 July 1943.

Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Knockout Dropper', After Completion Of Their 75Th Mission. England, 27 March 1944.

Crew Of The 563Rd Bomb Sqdn, 388Th Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 7 March 1944. From Left To Right: S/Sgt. Wilson R. Gabel, Perkosie, Penn. 2Nd Lt. Glenn R. Cederstrom, Minneapolis, Minn. Sgt. Edward J. Rydell, Martinsville,

Crew Members Of The 458Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 At An 8Th Air Force Base Somewhere In England.

Major Parrot And Crew Of The 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 'Maxine Iv' At A 9Th Air Force Base In England. 16 September 1944.

Capt. R.A. Ranzoni And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Bunky'. England, 10 May 1944.

Capt. Pirruccello And Crew Of The 436Th Bomb Squadron, 7Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Plane At An Air Base In Gaya, India. February 1943.

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

Officers Of The 353Rd Fighter Group, Who Make Up The Officers' Baseball Team, Pose In Front Of Their Boeing B-17 "The Ole Man" At An Airbase In England, 30 July 1945.

M/Sgt. Davis And Ground Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Base 167, England. 18 August 1943.

Lt. Denison And Crew Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 5 March 1945.

Crew Members Of The 458Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 At An 8Th Air Force Base Somewhere In England.

Lt. Brabant And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball'. 16 July 1944.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 17 March 1945.

Lead Crew On A Bombing Mission To Schweinfurt, Germany, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 14 October 1943.

On 18 April 1942, Airmen Of The Us Army Air Forces, Led By Lt. Colonel James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, Carried The Battle Of The Pacific To The Heart Of The Japaneseanese Empire With A Surprising And Daring Raid On Military Targets At Tokyo, Tokohama, Yokosuka, Na

Lt. Cochran's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 25 February 1945.

Crew 8 Of The 613Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 18 October 1944.

Crew #36 Of The 490Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Consolidated B-24 At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 3 March 1944.

Crew Of A Martin B-26 'Winnie' Of The 555Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Pose By The Plane At Their Base In Great Dunmow, Essex, England On 20 August 1943.

Crew Of The Martin B-26 Marauder Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In Boxted Field, Essex, England On 31 August 1943.

Crew Of The 388Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Cock O' The Walk'. England, 26 November 1943. Standing, Left To Right Are: 2Nd Lt. John B. Dewey, Jasper, Ohio; S/Sgt. Joseph F. Pasquale, Akron, Ohio; T/Sgt. John C. Piazza, Dorches

Crew Of The 563Rd Bomb Squadron, 388Th Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" In England. 30 January 1944. Standing, Left To Right Are: S/Sgt. Gordon J. Pingicer, Perth Amboy, New Jersey T/Sgt. Frederick W. Austin, Huntington, West Virginia

ADVANCE ECHELON, FIFTH AIR FORCE, SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA-Having made history with the destruction of 17 grounded Japaneseanese aircraft in the first wartime use of the parachute bomb, the light bombardment squadron to which these airmen belong has

C-47 transport plane and its crew from 6th Troop Carrier Sq. 5th Air Force, Wards Drome, Port Moresby, New Guinea. Pvt. Gilbert L. Runnels, St. Paul, Minn., Engr; 2nd Lt. Edward M. Silsby, Reno, Nevada, pilot; 2nbd Lt. Wilbur Weedin, Aurora, Neb.

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Lead Crew On The Mission To Freiham, Germany, 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 11 April 1945.

Lt. Witt's Crew Of The 8Th Af 95Th Bomb Group Standing By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 4 November 1944.

Lt. Mercer And Crew Of The 614Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 4 September 1944.

Lt. E. Curry And Crew Of The 401St Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 16 May 1944.

Lt. Wilkenson And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 'Mary Lou' Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 30 March 1944.

Captain Griffin And Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Villa Coublay, France, Beside A Boeing B-17, "Flying Fortress" "Lady Luck". 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 14 July 1943.

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Lt. Grob And Crew Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 7 May 1945.

Crew 10 Of The 613Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, Who Have Just Returned From A Bombing Mission Over Europe, Pose In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Bonnie Donnie' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 3 February 1944.

Lt. L.M. Granger And Ground Crew Of The 350Th Fighter Squadron, 353Rd Fighter Group, Poses Beside His North American P-51 "Lady Grace, 3Rd" At An Airbase In England.

Crew of North American B-25 Mitchell "Desert Warrior" is composed of representatives from each of four squadrons of "Earthquakers" Group, medium bomber unit commanded by Col. Edward N. Backus of Vernon, Texas. The plane has taken part in operations

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Capt. Schleeh And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group, Are Shown Beside A B-17 Flying Fortress. 22 April 1943. England.

Crew Of Boeing B-29 (A/C 42-6304) Pose Beside Their Plane At An Air Base In China. 10 May 1944.

Lt. Greenspan And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "South Boston Shillelagh" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, England. 4 April 1945.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Mannhein, Germany, In Front A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 20 January 1945.

Bartzokacas And Crew Of The 351St Bomb Group, England, 28 April 1944.

Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Big Time Operator' At 8Th Air Force Station 167, Ridgewell, Essex County, England, 9 March 1944. 381St Bomb Group.

Lt. Morse And Crew Of The 436Th Bomb Squadron, 7Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Plane At An Air Base In Gaya, India. February 1943.

Just Back From A Raid Over France, The Flight Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "The Bad Penny" Is Met By The Ground Crew. They Are, In Front: Capt. J.R. Mccrary, A Public Relations Officer With The 8Th Air Force. First Row, Left To Right: Pvt. Lester C. Chesser

Lt. Victor Bast, Lena, Wisconsin, describes how he flew top cover for a pack of Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighters of the U.S. 8th Air force, during the attack on the German capital by 1,000 Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtresses of the same command, Feb. 3

Evans' Crew Of The 8Th Af 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their At Their Base In England, 29 July 1944.

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

William Shirer, An American War Correspondent, Talks With The Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "We The People" At An Airbase In Chelveston, England After Their Return From A Mision On 29 June 1943.

Lt. Clarry And Crew Of The 487Th Bomb Group, England. 5 January 1945.

A crew of the 43rd Bomb Group poses beside the Consolidated B-24 "Wolf Pack" at Dobodura Airstrip, Papua, New Guinea. 9 February 1944.

Capt. Frederick P. Weache and crew of the 64th Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at a base somewhere in New Guinea. Front row, left to right: Capt. Weache of Roselle, New Jersey, pilot 1st Lt. Leslie W.

Crew Members Of The Consolidated B-24 'Beautiful Betsy', Attached To The 528Th Bomb Squadron, 380Th Bomb Group At Fenton Field, Australia, Who Participated In A Bombing Mission Over Balikpapen, Borneo. They Are, Front Row, Left To Right: S/Sgt. Ben Rocha

Lt. Durward Fesmire Of The 401St Bomb Group Talks It Over With His Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Crew After Returning From Their First Bombing Mission To Germany On 26 November 1943. Pictured From Left To Right: Lt. W.E. Anderson, Capt. William Reigler,

Officers Of The 26Th Fighter Squadron, 51St Fighter Group, Pose Around A Curtiss P-40 At Lilibari Field, Assam, India, 17 March 1943. They Are, Front Row, Kneeling: Capt. William W. Moore, Lt. Horace C. Adkins, Lt. John J. Harrington, Chaplain. Standing:

Lt. Morgan And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 8 June 1944.

Lead Team On Bombing Mission To Oranienburg, Germany, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 10 April 1945.

Crew Members Of The 755Th Bomb Squadron, Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24, Somewhere In England. December 1944.

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A Crew Of The 524Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 15 June 1944.

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Lt. Antwerp And Crew Of The 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 "Dearest Rebel" At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. 18 November 1944.

Lt. Sheakley And Crew Of The 8Th Af's 457Th Bombardment Group Based In England After Completion Of Their Mission. 26 October 1944.

Lt. Eldon J. Smith And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 16 August 1943, England.

Crew Members Of The Boeing B-17 Go Over Last Minute Plans Just Before They Take Off From Their Base At Molesworth, England On A Mission Over Enemy Territory. They Are, Standing, Left To Right: Sgt. Tom C. Sullens Of Seattle, Wash., S/Sgt. Ernest D. Dubra

England-Casualty being removed from plane.

Capt. Holverson and crew of the 394th Bomb Squadron, Bomb Group "Bomber Barons," pose beside a Consolidated B-24 at an air base somewhere in the Netherlands East Indies. They are, left to right: Back Row: Lt. J. Fields, Bombardier LT. J. Lipinski

Pinner's Crew Of The 8Th Af 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their At Their Base In England, 23 January 1945.

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

Donovan's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group At Their Base In England, 22 March 1945.

Kentucky Air Guardsmen pose with a P-51 Mustang aircraft, serial number of 44-74202, on the flight line of the Kentucky Air National Guard Base in Louisville, Ky., circa 1953-1956. The same aircraft, now restored, came home to fly in the 2019 Thunder Over Louisville air show on April 13. (Kentucky Air National Guard Historical Archives)

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