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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.
Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Ragged But Right', England.
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The Royal Air Force Fighter Command, 1939-1945. Pilots of No 54 Squadron RAF gathered round a Supermarine Spitfire Mark IIA at Rochford, Kent. On the wing sits their Commanding Officer, Squadron Leader, R F Boyd, with the squadron mascot 'Crash'. Boyd had at this time destroyed 14 enemy aircraft. At the end of July 1941, he was promoted wing leader of the Kenley Wing, and by the end of his tour in the summer of 1942 had increased his score to at least 22.5 victories.
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Briefing at Headquarters 32nd Air Division , Airplanes, Civil defense. Records of the Office of Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
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Member Of The 381St Bomb Group Returns To Home Base At 8Th Air Force Station 167, After Being Held Prisoner By The Enemy. England, 20 May 1945.
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Air Crew to Fly Queen on Her Commonwealth Tour. The B.O.A.C. crew to fly Her Majesty the Queen on the first stage of her tour. They will take the Queen to Bermuda. Left to Right. Captain Anthony Christopher Loraine; Capt: Richard Alastair Callander, First Officer John Eric Willett; Navigation Officer John Douglas Elliott; Radio Officer Charles Harry Phillips; Engineer Officer Eric Oswald Draper; Engineer Officer Ralph Skepelhorn, Steward Raymond Lewis Dunkley; Steward John Jarvis; Steward Michae
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The Crew Poses Beside Their Sikorsky Yr-4B Helicopter Of The 1St Air Commando Group At Asansol, India. 27 June 1944.
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ENGLAND-Lt. Lawrence P. Riessen, co-pilot, Miami Beach, Fla., looks tired and weary after a mission over Germany. Lt. Riessen has 30 missions to his credit and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters.
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ENGLAND-Preparing for the take off on the first Britain to Russia Shuttle Mission-Capt. Howard Hively, of Ward, W. Va., taxis his 8th Fighter Command North American P-51 Mustang out to escort heavy bombers which attacked targets in central Germany
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Lt. Kroeger's Crew Of The 8Th Af 95Th Bomb Group Standing By Their B-17 "Spook Six" At Their Base In England, 27 April 1944.
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A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, Stands Beside His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.
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Elsevier photo collection. March 12, 1949 Discharges Waterman Surabaya repayment flops Netherlands. Disembarking solemn moment, departure Netherlands. world prove stay yourself. March 12, 1949. Indonesia, Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, Surabaya
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Kamikaze ('divine wind') were suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Allied naval vessels in the closing stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II, designed to destroy as many warships as possible. Kamikaze pilots would attempt to crash their aircraft into enemy ships in planes laden with explosives, bombs, torpedoes and full fuel tanks. The aircraft's normal functions (to deliver torpedoes or bombs or shoot down other aircraft) were put aside, and the planes were converted to what were essentially manned missiles in an attempt to reap the benefits of greatly increased accuracy and payload over that of normal bombs. The goal of crippling as many Allied ships as possible, particularly aircraft carriers, was considered critical enough to warrant the combined sacrifice of pilots and aircraft. These attacks, which began in October 1944, followed several critical military defeats for the Japanese. They had long lost aerial dominance due to outdated aircra
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Airborne Infantryman Talking With Italian Boys Somewhere In Italy.
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Dressed For High Flying - Feaf Bomber Command, Japan -- With his head covered by a fur perka reminiscent of the men of the great Northwest, 1st Lt. Carl L. Hinchey, 1207 Grand St., Duncan, Okla., a U.S. Air Force B-29 Superfort pilot with the 98th Bomb Wing in Japan, is ready, in his protective clothing, for another high altitude bombing attack against Communist targets in North Korea. Because the Superforts sometimes bomb from high altitudes, the hazard of sub-zero weather at such levels adds t
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ENGLAND-Maj. Clayton L. Peterson, 1020 North Chicago St., Pontiac, Ill., in front of his P-51 Mustang fighter "Hells Angel." Maj. Peterson is an 8th Air force fighter command Squadron leader. He flew P-40 Warhawks and P-38 Lightnings in the Pacific
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ENGLAND-Capt. Don Gentile (left) and an unidentified friend.
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Members Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose For Photographer After Receiving Awards During A Ceremony At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 17 June 1944.