WWII Bomber Crews

Black and white photographs of bomber crews with B-17 Flying Fortresses during WWII, capturing moments of bravery and teamwork.

Lt. Larson And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 27 July 1944.

5th Air Force Airmen strike at New Britain, in successive aerial bombings by planes of the 5th Air Force on New Britain, the way was opened for invading American ground forces to make their successful landing at Arawe. Among those blasting the

Lt. Tunnel And Lt. Mccarthy Of The 654Th Bomb Squadron, 25Th Bomb Group, Standing Beside A Flak Damaged De Haviland "Mosquito" Reconnaissance. England, 4 August 1944.

1st Lts. John M. Duffy and Lawrence A. Duffy (brothers of Bishop, Sivo County, Calif) receive Oak Leaf Clusters on the Air Medal for Operational Missions over Kiska and Attu during 1943.

The Royal Navy during the Second World War Lieutenant Henty-Creer, RNVR and the crew of X 5, one of the midget submarines that made a successful attack on the TIRPITZ at Alten Fjord, on the deck of a ship.

Aircraft, Burma, India & INDIA,CREWS War

Lt. Vickers And Crew Of The 527Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 19 April 1944.

Crew of U.S. Bomber After Raid On Germany -- A U.S. Army bombing crew poses for a picture under the nose of "The Eightball", their Flying Fortress, before entering their recreation shack somewhere in England for hot coffee and a cigarette. The plane was one of many that raided Wilhelmshaven and Emden in the first American daylight raid on German territory. March 22, 1943. (Photo by Interphoto News Pictures, Inc.).

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

Anefo photo collection. WI West Indies / Anefo London series. Visit from Princess Juliana to Suriname (1943). The princess poses with the crew of an American Mitchell bomber "Poncifort" who is escorted .. November 1943. Suriname

Squadron Leader Douglas Bader with pilots of No. 242 Squadron in front of his Hawker Hurricane at Duxford, September 1940. Squadron Leader Douglas Bader DSO (front centre) with some of the Canadian pilots of his Squadron, 242 (Canadian) Squadron, grouped around his Hurricane fighter aircraft at Duxford.

Ground Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Sitting On The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Betty Jane". England, 8 July 1944.

Lt. Burns And Crew Of The 527Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 17 April 1944.

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

HOMEWARD BOUND--At a USAAF Mitchell Bomber Base in North Africa. Soon the American public will view this North American B-25 Mitchell bomber, "Poopsie," and her valiant crew of 50 mission veterans of this theatre. This picture was taken just prior

Lt. Connor And Crew Of The 8Th Af's 457Th Bombardment Group Based In England Upon Completion Of Their Missions. 28 June 1944.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside The Boeing B-17 'Lady Anna' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 9 April 1945.

Lt. Tucker's Crew Of The 8Th Af 95Th Bomb Group Standing By Their B-17 At Their Base In England, 1 February 1944.

When the 81st Service Group, based on Vis Island, Dalmatia, have no other means of transportation to transfer forced-down crewmen back to their bases, they may be sent back on the supply plane. Here, a crew is loading their flying gear on the plane.

Lt. Moncrieff And Ground Crew Of The North American P-51 Mustang 'That'S All Brother' Beside The Plane Of The 20Th Fighter Group In England.

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. Dozier And Crew Of The 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside The Douglas A-20 "Tallywacker" At A 9Th Air Force Base In England. 25 July 1944.

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.

Award Of Air Medals To Officers Of 54Th Fighter Group, By Brigadier General A. H. Gilkeson.

US Air Force, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS & ALASKA

As Flatbush is to Brooklyn, so Rotherhithe is to Bermondsey. A borough of London, Rotherhithe suffered the worst damage of the blitz, so the people of Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, to do their full share to help batter the enemy into submission

Lt. Sommers 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.

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.

Lt. Colonel B. Rimerman And Major W.C. Beckham Of The 351St Fighter Squadron, 353Rd Fighter Group, Shake Hands After Their Return From A Successful Mission Over Enemy Installations. They Stand In Front Of Republic P-47 "Little Demon" At A Base In England

Lt. Long And Crew Of The 525Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, Pose For The Photographer At Their 8Th Air Force Base In England On 27 July 1944.

Ground Crew Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, Pose Beside Their Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Glisy, France, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Winning Run'. England, 21 August 1943. 303Rd Bomb Group.

Staff Of The Stage Door Canteen In London, Pose Beside The Boeing B-17 'Stage Door Canteen' Of The 381St Bomb Group. England, 28 January 1945.

The Ground Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 20 August 1943.

Pistol Packin' Mama B-17 - Women Airforce Service pilots Frances Green, Margaret 'Peg' Kirchner, Ann Waldner and Blanche Osborn, leave their B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft circa 1944.

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

Lt. Colonel Joel G. Pitts of Farmersville, Texas, CO of the 375th Troop Carrier Group, was pilot of the first transport plane to land on the airstrip at Saidor, New Guinea, With him is the co-pilot, Lt. Harold E. Wellman of Shawnee, Oklahoma.

Compilation Personnel Of The 18Th Combat Mapping Squadron, Pose For The Photographer On Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. August 1943.

Navy baseball team of USS WASHINGTON on deck

Group of men in uniform , War, Soldiers, World War, 1939-1945. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Arrival P2V-5 Neptunes at Marineliegkamp Valkenburg. The flag officer Marine air shipping service, shout at night flyer H. Schaper (right), and the American navy attachee (center) greet the crews. Is part of the AVDKM 530112 to 530114 (116) object series.

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

RAF bomber crew, 1941. Artist: Unknown.

Photo collection Service for army contacts Indonesia. Piper CUB L-4J grash shopper exploration of military aviation knill in hangar, with four basic crew members. 1947. Indonesia, Dutch East Indies

Capt. Duane W. Beeson and Capt. Don S. Gentile pose in front of airplane in England.

Anefo photo collection. New fashion for stratosphere air clothing. March 5, 1958

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.

Lt. Carter And Crew Of The 644Th Bomb Squadron, 410Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Douglas A-20 Havoc At A 9Th Air Force Base In France. 5 January 1945.

Ground Crew Of A Cub Tells Boeing B-17 Ground Crew Chief Of Part Played By The Cub In Spotting Planes For Bombers On Raids. England.

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

Group of men in uniform , War, Soldiers, World War, 1939-1945. Samuel Chamberlain Photograph Negatives Collection

Major Silver And Crew Of The 401St Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 27 November 1944.

Elsevier photo collection. Korea returned injured volunteers Korea airport. 22 February 1952. Korea, Valkenburg, South Holland

The 303 Polish Fighter Squadron in the Battle of Britain Flying Officer Zdzisaw Henneberg, Flight Lieutenant John A Kent, AFC, and newly awarded the DFC, and Flying Officer Marian Pisarek, all from the 303 Polish Fighter Squadron, standing by the Squadron's Hurricane. Note the Squadron's badge over their heads.

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

Anefo photo collection. Mn Merchant Navy / Anefo London series. Caption: "Survivors Torpedoed Vessel WEE Treated crew Portuguese vessel" Maria Amalia "survivors testorized ship treated crew the" Maria Amalia ". 26 1942

Two Pilots Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Shake Hands After Completing A Mission As They Stand Beside The North American P-51 'Gross Arsch Vogel' At 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 17 October 1944.

A Pilot Of The 94Th Fighter Squadron, 1St Fighter Group, Poses By His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Air Base Somewhere In Italy.

Major General Bonesteel (Second From Left) Poses With Two Air Force Men Who Have Just Been Presented Silver Stars During A Ceremony At An Airfield Somewhere In Iceland. 2Nd Service Group, 20 August 1942.

Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 27 January 1945.

Japan/Papua New Guinea: Japanese pilots of the Tainan Air Group pose for a group photograph at Lae Airfield, New Guinea, June 1942

Pilot Of The 94Th Fs, 1St Fg, Seated In The Cockpit Of His Lockheed P-38 Lightning At An Airfield Somewhere In Italy.

Lt. Colonel Thury And Capt. Rich. England - 19 April 1945.

Delegation From Bermondsay, England, At Christening Of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Rotherhithe's Revenge' Of The 381St Bomb Group, England, 24 February 1944.

Congressman Lyndon Johnson and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover with Texas Boy scouts, ca. 1937-39. - (BSLOC_2015_1_4)

Basketball Team Of The 401St Bomb Group Stationed At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 26 April 1945.

The 'Ok' Sign Is Given By Colonel Harold W. Bowman, Commanding Officer Of 401St Bomb Group, (Right) On The Biggest Mission Yet Flown By The 8Th Air Force Over Occupied Europe, To His Bombardier, Major Julius Pickoff, And His Navigator, Capt. Walter E. Hab

Colonel David 'Tex' Hill Of Hunt, Texas, Air Ace Of The 'Flying Tigers' Poses Beside His Plane Before Taking Off On A Mission From His Base Somewhere In China. 2 October 1945.

North Africa. Thirteen Lockheed P-38 Lightning pilots of the Northwest African Air Force--most of them with 50 and more combat missions--were awarded medals for outstanding performance in the Mediterranean Theatre. They are: (left to right, front

Juan Marsé haciendo el servicio militar en Ceuta el año 1955.

Members 769 Ft. Devens , Forts & fortifications, Soldiers. Jack Miller Collection

Photograph Relating to Port Security.

MGEN John T. Chain poses with his partner CPT William MacFarlane after an F-15 Eagle aircraft flight, part of his visit to the base. Base: Bitburg Air Base Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU)

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