Boeing B-17 Bomber Crews

Historic images of bomber crews posed by Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses during World War II, highlighting teamwork and military camaraderie.

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

After Completing Their 100Th Mission Major Stalnaker And Crew Pose Beside Their Martin B-26 Marauder. 391St Bomb Group, England, 20 June 1944.

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

Lt. Williams And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 10 April 1945.

Lt. Knutzen And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 4 December 1944.

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

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Bayreuth, Germany, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 5 April 1945.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 29 August 1944.

Capt. Briggs And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 13 April 1945.

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.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Lucy" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 23 April 1944.

Lt. John Tulloss And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 19 June 1944.

Ground Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Base 167, England. 16 July 1943.

Ground Crew And Airmen Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Passaic Warrior" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, England. 1 September 1944.

Lead Crew On A Bombing Mission To Romilly Sur-Seine, France, Pose In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Satan's Workshop'. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 3 September 1943.

Capt. Mccabe And Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 15 March 1945.

Spitzer's Crew Of The 8Th Af 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 2 November 1944.

Msgt Helermit And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Tinker Toy At 8Th Air Force Station 167, England. 18 August 1943.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 5 March 1945.

The New Yorkers, 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 C

Lt. Robert Moreman And Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England 9 June 1944.

Crew of the Martin B-26 "Fiddle, Benito While Rome Burns!" of the 34th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group pose beside their plane at an airfield somewhere in the Mediterranean Area.

A Ground Crew Of The 390Th Bomb Group Poses Near A Boeing B-17 'As-Te-Risk' At Their Base In England. 18 October 1944.

Watson's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their 100-Mission B-17 At Their Base In England, 25 March 1945.

Lt. Chamberlain And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Shown Beside Their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Leading Lady'. England, 8 July 1944.

CREW OF ONE OF RUSSIAN SHUTTLE MISSION PLANES--This crew and friends also on mission look over gifts brought back with them from Russia. With them are: Rear row: Brig. Gen. August W. Kissner of Mt. Vernon, Va., and Wash., D.C., Chief of staff

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

Lipnick's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 'Ole Blood-N-Guts' At Their Base In England, 28 September 1944.

Crew Of The Martin B-26 "Lady Luck" Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In Boxted Field, Essex, England On 12 September 1943.

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

Capt. Newton And Crew Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 30 December 1944.

Lt. Marvin W. Glasgow, Pilot, And Ground Crew Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Pose Beside The Lockheed P-38 'The Rebel Kids' At The 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 11 May 1944.

Lt. Summervill And Crew Of The 8Th Af's 457Th Bombardment Group Based In England. 13 August 1944.

Capt. John V. Cyrus And Crew Of The 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Douglas A-20 'Havoc' At A 9Th Air Force Base In England. They Are, Left To Right: Capt. Cyrus, Lt. Epperson, S/Sgt. Rushmore And Sgt. Fowle. 12 September 1944.

Combat Crew Of The 388Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Screamin' Red Ass'. England, 14 January 1944. Standing, Left To Right Are: 2Nd Lt. William K. Bowler, Chicago, Ill; 2Nd Lt. Harry H. Cotter, Springfield, Ohio 2Nd Lt. Richard J

Capt. Walker And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group, Are Shown Beside A B-17 Flying Fortress. 9 November 1943. England.

Crew Of The Martin B-26 'Litljo' Of The 554Th Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In Boxted Field, Essex, England On 4 November 1943.

Lt. Skoglund And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "No Comment Needed" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, Ridgewell, Essex County, England. 30 June 1944.

Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Boeing B-17 'The Bolevich' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England.

A Crew Of The 525Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, Is Photographed Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 2 March 1944.

Lead Crew On A Bombing Mission To Helgoland, An Island In The North Sea Belonging To Germany, Pose In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The Vicious Virgin". 29 July 1943.

Crew Members Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 'Lucky Rozzie' At An Airfield Somewhere In England. 22 April 1945.

With The Douglas A-20 'G.I. Jive' As A Background, An Air Force Officer Presents The Air Medal To Members Of The 644Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group At A 9Th Air Force Base In England. 2 August 1944.

Lt. Parr And Crew (Crew 15) Of The 615Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group., At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 31 August 1944.

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

Capt. Syptak And Crew Of The 8Th Af's 457Th Bombardment Group Based In England. 30 June 1944.

Lt. Weaver And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 7 December 1944.

Capt. Brooksby And Lead Team Of The 351St Bomb Group, England. 27 April 1944.

Lt. W.L. Whiteside, Pilot, And Ground Crew Of Lockheed P-38 "Sky Cowboy" Of The 20Th Fighter Group At An Airbase In England.

Pilot Lt. W.E. Bullers And Ground Crew Beside The North American P-51 Mustang 'Bud'S Corner' Of The 20Th Fighter Group In England. The Group Includes: Lt. Bullers, S/Sgt. E. Peters, S/Sgt. C. Green And Cpl. H. Falkenbach.

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

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

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

Lt. St. Julien And Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 19 January 1945.

Lt. Sobjek And Crew Of The 8Th Af's 457Th Bombardment Group Based In England Upon Completion Of Their Missions. 1 August 1944.

Lead Crew Of Bombing Mission To Lutzkendorf, Germany, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 10 September 1944.

Capt. Ira Wintermuthe, holding map, gives his Consolidated B-24 crew a last minute talk before the plane takes off for a bombing raid on the Japaneses. Umnak Island, Alaska.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 29 February 1944.

Members of the crew of the "Memphis Belle" pictured with Assistant Secretary of War, Robert Patterson and General Henry H. Arnold, L. to R., Back Row: S/Sgt. Cecil N. Scott, Capt. James A. Verinia, Assistant Secretary of War, Robert Patterson

Mann's Crew Of The 8Th Af 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 5 September 1944.

Lt. Fowler And Crew Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". England, 4 December 1943.

The Three Airmen Who All Alone Brought The 8Th Air Force Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Reluctant Dragon' Home From A Bombing Attack On War Plants In Berlin, After Six Of The Crew Bailed Out And The Remaining Man Was Killed At His Guns, Survey The Jagged

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

Capt. Wethe And Crew Of The 646Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 "Maxine Iv" At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. They Are, Left To Right: S/Sgt. Noren, Capt. Wethe, And S/Sgt. Pitts. October 1944.

Officers Of The 74Th Fighter Squadron, 23Rd Fighter Group, Pose On And By A Curtiss P-40 At Kunming, China, 2 February 1943. They Are: Lt. F.W. Ladd, Lt. D.M. Mitchell, Lt. C.J. Crysler, Lt. L.F. Jones, Lt. W.B. Hawkins, Lt. D.G. Anderson, Lt. C.C. Bunch,

Lt. Webb And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 28 July 1943.

Flight Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Virgin On The Verge' England, 27 October 1943. Standing, Left To Right Are: 1St Lt. Paul Arbon, Denver, Colonel 1St Lt. Paul Swift, Winthrop, Mass. 2Nd Lt. Cecil E. Tipper, Carbor Hill, Alabama 1St Lt. Ot

C-47 transport plane "Cajun" and its crew from 6th Troop Carrier Sq., 5th Air Force Wards Drome, Port Moresby, New Guinea. Left to right: Lt. Albert Burleigh, Sunset La., pilot; Lt. Eugene Rogers, Newark, Ohio, co-pilot; T/Sgt. John M. Stofocik

Capt. Mcglaughlin's Crew Of The 8Th Af 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 9 February 1945.

ADVANCE ECHELON, FIFTH AIR FORCE, SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA-These airmen have been on 30 combat flights in their Douglas A-20A. Their light bombardment squadron has some 180 missions to its credit, was the first to introduce the parachute bomb

Lt. Kuhn And Crew Of The 364Th Bomb Squadron, 305Th Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 15 August 1944. England.

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

R.A.F. Lancaster And Crew Visit The 3891St Bomb Group On Lecture Tour. England, 18 February 1945.

Lt. R.E. Miles, Pilot, And Ground Crew Beside The Lockheed P-38 'One Man Posse' Of The 20Th Fighter Group In England.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 20 October 1943.

ADVANCE ECHELON, FIFTH AIR FORCE, SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA-In some 180 mission against the Japaneseanese, the light bomb squadron to which these Airmen belong has relentlessly attacked shipping, ground forces, supplies and enemy aircraft with bomb and

Lt. Rush And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 23 March 1945, England.

Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The Fifth Air Force In New Guinea. Bottom Row: Left To Right: 2Nd Lieutenant William B. Trigg, Fayettesville, Tennessee; 2Nd Lieutenant Stanford A. Ensberg, Toronto, South Dakota; First Lieutenant Kenneth W. B

Crew Of The Boeing B-29 'Totin' To Tokyo' Of The 793Rd Bomb Sq., 468Th Bomb Group, Xx Bomber Command In China.

Lt. D.F. Haberman Points Proudly To His First Japanese 'Score Flag' On The Nose Of His Northrop P-61 'Black Widow' As Far As It Is Known This Is The First P-61 To Shoot Down An Enemy Plane. Saipan, Marianas Islands, 1 July 1944.

8th AAF Mustang fighter pilots of Col. Don Blakeslee's Group just returned to England ofllowing the first shuttle from Britain-to-Russia while escorting bombers over German targets. Later they escorted the heavies over targets in Rumania and Hungary

W.L. Johnson's Crew Of The 8Th Af 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their At Their Base In England, 19 January 1945.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 29 November 1943.

Lt. Marinello And Crew Of The 527Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 31 March 1944.

Brigadier General Robert Travis With Lead Crew On A Bombing Mission To Nantes, France, Pose In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 16 September 1943.

Lt. Rumola And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Shown Beside Their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Wheel's Wagon'. 13 March 1945, England.

US Fortress 'bearded Beauty' Force-lands at Royal Naval Air Station, Yeovilton. 22 January 1943 The crew of the American Flying Fortress which made a forced landing at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton with Captain M S Thomas, DSO, RN, and Lt H R Arnold, RNVR.

ENGLAND. Left to right: Top--1st Lt. Eldridge V. Greer, pilot, Houston, Texas; 2nd Lt. William D. Wood, co-pilot, Pleasureville, Ky.; 2nd Lt. Louie R. Dobbs, bombardier, Katemcy, Texas; 2nd Lt. Marvin D. Anderson, navigator, Kansas City, Mo. On wing

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Busy Baby" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 23 April 1944.

Major Aiken, Pilot, Points Out An Interesting Feature To His Ground Crew As They Stand By The Wing Of Their North American P-51 Of The 339Th Fighter Group At 8Th Air Force Station F-378, Fowlmere Airfield, England. 2 September 1944.

Maj. Dickenson, Capt. Taylor And Crew Chief (Other One Unidentified) Of The 8Th Af's 457Th Bombardment Group Based In England Standing By B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Miss Ida'. 19 October 1944.

Lt. Robertson and crew of the 394th Bomb Squadron, 5th Bomb Group "Bomber Barons," pose for the photographer at an airbase somewhere in the Netherlands East Indies. They are, left to right: Back Row: S/Sgt. J.C. McCarthy Lt. G.H. Robertson

A Group Of Fighter Pilots Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group Pose Beside A Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.

Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shack Bunny', Oct 14, 1943.

"The Flying T.S." was the first combat crew of this squadron to arrive in New Guinea. To date this crew has completed sixteen photographic missions. L-R Standing: Sgt. Bartholomew, Donald W. Gunner, 2700-18th Ave., San Francisco, Calif., S/Sgt.

A LONG HAUL, BUT STILL EXUBERANT--Crew members lift pilot Maj. John Buie of Corsicana, Texas, Air Commander, who led U.S. 8th AF bomb group on a 1,676 mile round trip to bomb Swinemunde. Aerial reconnaissance photographs showed

Lt. Robert Fancher And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Squadron, 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Queenie', England, 12 Feb 1944.

Crew Members Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 Somewhere In England. March 1945.

Lt. Milward's Crew Of The 8Th Af 95Th Bomb Group Standing By Their B-17 "Darlin' Dolly" At Their Base In England, 5 January 1944.

Taylor's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 6 July 1944.

Combat Crew #240172 -- Bombardment Squadron -- Bombardment Group (H) Aaf -- Capt. William N. Anderson, Pilot, Tayorville, Illinois, 1St Lt. Ronald S. Allen, Navigator, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 2Nd Lt. Stanley F. Olson, Co-Pilot, Preston, Idaho, 1St. Lt. C. M.

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