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Contrails left behinb by aircraft of the US Army Air Forces.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6923
  • Description: Contrails left behinb by aircraft of the US Army Air Forces.
Contrails left behinb by aircraft of the US Army Air Forces.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6924
  • Description: Contrails left behinb by aircraft of the US Army Air Forces.
A Norden bombsight. Caption on reverse of photograph: 'NYP 47180'[ written annotation].'11/27/44. SIGHT THAT SENDS U.S. BOMBS TO THEIR MARK. The famed Norden bombsight , one of the most closely guarded secrets of the war, is the almost human device that enables U.S. bombers to hit their targets with uncanny accuracy. The lower half, containing a horizontal gyroscope to maintain azimuth control, is usually permanently installed in the plane. The vertical gyroscope, which stabilizes the telescope sight, is
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6925
  • Description: A Norden bombsight. Caption on reverse of photograph: 'NYP 47180'[ written annotation].'11/27/44. SIGHT THAT SENDS U.S. BOMBS TO THEIR MARK. The famed...
Windsor Castle. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Windsor?'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6927
  • Description: Windsor Castle. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Windsor?'
P-47 Thunderbolts (LM-R, serial number 42-7870), (LM-X, serial number 41-6224), (LM-O, serial number 41-6347), (LM-B, serial number 41-6193), (LM-C, serial number 42-7979) and (LM-G) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group fly in formation with a B-24 Liberator, 29 May 1943.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2575
  • Description: P-47 Thunderbolts (LM-R, serial number 42-7870), (LM-X, serial number 41-6224), (LM-O, serial number 41-6347), (LM-B, serial number 41-6193), (LM-C...
The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 56th Fighter Group. Official caption on image: "33SG-4G110-2-P-47-Crash Damage."
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2574
  • Description: The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 56th Fighter Group. Official caption on image: "33SG-4G110-2-P-47-Crash Damage."
Captain Fred Christensen, of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Fred Christensen.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2580
  • Description: Captain Fred Christensen, of the 56th Fighter Group with his P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Fred Christensen.'
Max Victor, Harold E. Comstock and Asa D. Maus of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Left: Max Victor. Middle: Harold E. Comstock. Right: Asa D. Maus.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2581
  • Description: Max Victor, Harold E. Comstock and Asa D. Maus of the 56th Fighter Group with a P-47 Thunderbolt. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Left: Max Victor...
A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 44-21187) of the 56th Fighter Group.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2582
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 44-21187) of the 56th Fighter Group.
Captain Fred Christensen of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Christensen.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2583
  • Description: Captain Frederick Christensen of the 56th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Christensen.' Test edit.
P-47 Thunderbolts (5F-A) and (5F-G) of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'HU4030. 5ERS over Lampham. Stud and Brookside Farms Dedham in background.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2576
  • Description: P-47 Thunderbolts (5F-A) and (5F-G) of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'HU4030. 5ERS over Lampham. Stud...
P-47 Thunderbolts (LM-C, serial number 42-7979) and (LM-G) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group in flight. Handwritten on reverse: 'Walter Goldsmith via Stuart Howe.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2577
  • Description: P-47 Thunderbolts (LM-C, serial number 42-7979) and (LM-G) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group in flight. Handwritten on reverse: 'Walter...
A P-47M Thunderbolt (serial number 44-21228) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group in flight, trailing smoke from a generator.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2578
  • Description: A P-47M Thunderbolt (serial number 44-21228) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group in flight, trailing smoke from a generator.
A P-47M Thunderbolt (serial number 44-21228) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group in flight, trailing smoke from a generator. Handwritten caption on reverse: '62FS/56FG with smoke dispenser tank - P-47M. 44-21228.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2579
  • Description: A P-47M Thunderbolt (serial number 44-21228) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group in flight, trailing smoke from a generator. Handwritten...
Fishermen and their fishing boats, at Sennan Cove. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Sennan Cove.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6929
  • Description: Fishermen and their fishing boats, at Sennan Cove. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Sennan...
Windsor Castle. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group .
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6928
  • Description: Windsor Castle. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group .
Sennan Cove. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Sennan Cove.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6930
  • Description: Sennan Cove. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Sennan Cove.'
Sennan Cove. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Sennan Cove.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6933
  • Description: Sennan Cove. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Sennan Cove.'
The Bonlea Hotel at Lands End. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Land's End.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6934
  • Description: The Bonlea Hotel at Lands End. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Land's End.'
The beach at Sennan Cove. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Sennan Cove.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6931
  • Description: The beach at Sennan Cove. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: 'Sennan Cove.'