American Air Museum in Britain

IWM catalogue record

This contains information written on the back of the original print and some of it may be inaccurate.

A gunner of the 8th Air Force wearing combat headgear. Printed caption on reverse: 'US FLYING FORTRESS GUNNER DISPLAYS BATTLE DRESS. A B-17 Flying Fortress gunner of the Eighth US Air Force is shown wearing combat headgear with oxygen mask and knitted wool cap, neck and chest covering, used whil attacking German targets from high altitudes. The temperature often plunges to as low as 67 degrees below zero (F) during the bombing operations over enemy supply and transport lines. US Strategic Air Force Photo.'

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