Historic WWII Bomber Crews

Black and white images depict crews of WWII bombers posing with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses. The mood is proud, reflecting camaraderie and historical valor in military aviation.

Capt. Maddron And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 3 April 1945.

Lt. Sorenson & Crew Of The 401St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 3 May 1945.

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

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Battlin Bobbie' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 7 December 1943.

Crew 12 Of The 612Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Command Performance" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 16 June 1944.

Crew 6 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, 15 June 1944.

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

Lt. Kenneth R. Mcfarland, Jr., And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Blue Dreams'. England, 15 February 1944.

Major Chapman And Crew Of 401St Bomb Group In Front Of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 11 December 1943.

Crew members of one of the planes of a squadron which accomplished the following in a six-month period in the Southwest Pacific Combat Zone: Destroyed 21 enemy aircraft Probably destroyed 12 enemy aircraft San 7 enemy vessels Damaged 1 enemy

Capt. Maddron And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 3 April 1945.

Capt. Hardin And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 22 May 1944. Back Row Left - Lt Col Ernest C. Hardin.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Ludwigshafen, Germany, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 7 January 1945.

"F.D.R.'s Potato Peeler Kids" Nickname On A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 18 Feb. 1943.

Lt. Vilt And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 29 February 1944.

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

Ordnance 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, 22 June 1944.

Brigadier General Robert Travis With Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Mainz, Germany, In Front Of The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 21 September 1944.

Lt. Headlee And Crew Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "My Yorkshire Dream". England, 6 May 1944.

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

Lt. E.B. Miller And Crew Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 26 February 1945.

Lead Crew Of Bombing Mission To Furstenau, Germany, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 24 March 1945.

Lt. Juns And Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Based In England, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 30 March 1945.

Lt. Maxwell And Crew Of The 612Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 27 November 1944.

Lt. Ford And Crew Of The 452Nd Bomb Gp Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 17 February 1945.

Lt. Branum'S Ground Crew Of The 390Th Bomb Group Poses Near A Boeing B-17 "Heavenly Body" At Their Base In England. 5 March 1944.

Capt. Griffin And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Squadron, 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Yankee Doodle", England, 15 Feb 1944.

A Crew Of The 527Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group Poses In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 20 April 1945.

Capt. J.L. Tyson And Crew Of The 324Th Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sunkist Special'. England.

Lt. Hetland And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Miss Dee-Day". 13 March 1945. England.

Lt. John H. Carter And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 7 September 1943, England.

Lt. Saunders And Crew Of The 575Th Bomb Sqdn. Pose Beside The Martin B-26 Marauder 'Skyhag'. 391St Bomb Group, England. 21 August 1944.

Capt. Beaugureau And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Shown Beside Their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Spare Parts'. England, 18 December 1944.

Lt. Decker And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 15 April 1944.

Lt. Bjornebos And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 29 January 1945.

Lt. Mccormack And Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 18 April 1945.

Lt. Flanigan And Crew Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Better Do-Ey'. England, 19 March 1945.

Lt. Johnson And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, England. 20 March 1945.

Lt. Kurowski And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Woosh Woosh". 11 April 1945, England.

Lt. Brower 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 November 1944.

Lt. E.P. Bull And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Nine O Nine'. England.

Lt. Oliver And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Floose'. England, 11 May 1944.

Lt. Jenkinson And Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944.

A Crew Of The 525Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Taletha Ann" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 22 March 1944.

Crew Of The Martin B-26 'Rat Poison' Pose By Their Plane At The 386Th Bomb Group Base In Great Dunmow, Essex, England On 9 July 1944. Note Markings Depicting 100 Missions Completed.

Lt. Easley And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 4 April 1944.

Lt. W.E. Wilkinson And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Hi-Ho Silver". England, 10 May 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 September 1944.

Crew 22 Of The 613Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 3 December 1944.

Lt. White And Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 9 March 1945.

Crew Of The 479Th Anti Submarine Group Pose Beside Their Consolidated B-24 'Biscay Belle' At An Air Base In St. Eval, England. 1943.

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

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Sterkrade, Germany, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Mercy's Madhouse". 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 2 November 1944.

Lt. Greenbaum And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 8 December 1944.

Lt. Nuber And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 14 April 1945.

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

Lt. Nielson And Crew Of The 613Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 26 March 1945.

Lt. Harvard And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 26 December 1944.

Capt. Henry And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 28 October 1944.

After A Bomber Crew Has Completed A Tour Of Operational Flights, A New Crew Is Brought In To Give The Old Crew A Rest. Pictured Here Is The New Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Hells Angels" At Their Base At Moleworth, England. They Are, Back Row, Left To Right

Lt. Crafton And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Flagship". England, 26 July 1944.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Wish Bone' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 25 April 1944.

Lt. Carson And Crew 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, 14 December 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 27 October 1943.

Crew Of The 560Th Bomb Squadron, 388Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Blind Date'. England 13 September 1943. Back Row, Left To Right: 2Nd Lt. Warren E. Wieland, Chicago, Ill 1St Lt. George E. Branha, Long Beach, Calif 2Nd Lt. John

Lt. Bigham And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Statement Of Charges'. 3 January 1945. England.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group, Poses Beside Its Plane - The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 27 October 1944.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Langendreer, Germany, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 16 February 1945.

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

Colonel Vorhees And Crew Of The 401St Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 15 June 1944. They Are: Capt. Haberer, Lt. Ramsey, Colonel Vorhees, Capt. Goodman And Lt. Anderson.

Lt. Downs And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Flagship'. England, 28 October 1944.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Caen Area, France, Beside A Boeing B-17, "Flying Fortress". 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 3 August 1944.

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

Lt. Homer C. Biggs And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Stric Nine". England, 19 April 1943.

Crew Of The 96Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 'Kipling'S Error The Iii' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 29 June 1943.

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

Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The Shamrock Special'. England, 24 November 1943.

Lt. Harding And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Daddy's Delight'. England, 19 January 1945.

Lt. Hedricks And Crew Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 16 January 1945.

Lead Crew Of Bombing Mission To Misburg, Germany, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Mercy's Madhouse". 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 29 November 1944.

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

A crew of the 43rd Bomb Group, based on Dobodura Airstrip, Papua, New Guinea, poses beside the Consolidated B-24 "Lucky Lucille."

Lt. Greer And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Spirit Of 44'. England, 28 December 1943.

Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Beside Their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sky Wolf'. England, 7 January 1944.

Lt. Thorall And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 28 October 1944.

Lt. Hoelel's Crew Of The 8Th Af's 398Th Bomb Group By Their B-17 'Spook' At Their Base In England, 13 April 1945.

Lead Crew On Bombing Missions To Schweinfurt, Germany, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 9 October 1944.

Lt. R.K. Marsha And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Scorchy". England, 4 February 1944.

Lt. Barker And Crew Of The 391St Bomb Group Pose In Front Of The Martin B-26 Marauder 'The Bum Steer'. England, 16 June 1944.

Lt. Cline And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Starduster" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 12 February 1945.

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

Lt. E.J. Vukovich And Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 17 April 1945.

Lt. Livingston And Crew Of The 862Nd Bomb Sq. 493Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 7 November 1944.

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

Lt. Glover And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group, Are Shown Beside The B-17 Flying Fortress. 15 March 1944. England.

Capt. Harlow And Crew Of The 575Th Bomb Squadron, Pose Beside The Martin B-26 Marauder 'Panchita Del Rio'. 391St Bomb Group, England, 12 September 1944.

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

Lt. Carpenter And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group Standing By Plane Which They Flew With The Raf On A Mission To Germany. England, 3 March 1945.

Lt. J.F. Rice And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, England. 20 March 1945.

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Lt. Sweeney And Crew Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Sweeney's Brats". 1 Jan. 1945, England.

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