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A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 91st Bomb Group in flight. Image stamped on reverse: 'For personal use only 10143.'

FRE 9489

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9489
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 91st Bomb Group in flight. Image stamped on reverse: 'For personal use only 10143.'
Ground personnel of the 358th Fighter Group prepare to start the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Chunky". Handwritten caption on reverse: '358 FG High Haldey.'

FRE 9488

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9488
  • Description: Ground personnel of the 358th Fighter Group prepare to start the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Chunky". Handwritten caption on reverse: '358...
Colonel John R Murphy of the 365th Fighter Group, examines a whistle he made and attached to his P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 22 Nov 1944.' [stamp] and 'Sacred.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Ger. Incend Shell on P...47. Nov 22. NINTH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE. Lieutenant Colonel John R Murphy, Minot N,D, a Ninth Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber, examines the "screamer" whistle he devised from a German incendiary shell. When his unit

FRE 9487

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9487
  • Description: Colonel John R Murphy of the 365th Fighter Group, examines a whistle he made and attached to his P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed...
Personnel of the 406th Fighter Group with P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on hardstanding. Handwritten caption on reverse: '406 FG.'

FRE 9486

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9486
  • Description: Personnel of the 406th Fighter Group with P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on hardstanding. Handwritten caption on reverse: '406 FG.'
A crewman of the 467th Bomb Group stands inside a large bomb crater.

FRE 8438

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8438
  • Description: A crewman of the 467th Bomb Group stands inside a large bomb crater.
Ground personnel repair the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publicatio 13 Aug 1943.' [stamp] and '278612.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'AT US THUNDERBOLTS STATIONS. This series of pictures is a graphic story of the everyday activities of a Thunderbolt P-47 group which includes some of the finest fighter pilots- record holders of US Army Air Force in Britain. Keystone Photo Shows: OPS-T/Sgt Lester A Reifeiss (St Lous Mo) and Sgt Ja

FRE 9485

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9485
  • Description: Ground personnel repair the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publicatio 13 Aug 1943.'...
A heavily damaged and warped part of a 467th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator.

FRE 8439

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8439
  • Description: A heavily damaged and warped part of a 467th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator.
Colonel Ray J Stecker of the 365th Fighter Group inspects a flak hole in his P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 13 Jul 1944.' [stamp] and '338593.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'CO OF NINTH FIGHTER GROUP HAS NARROW ESCAPE. Col Ray J Stecker of Pennsylvania, the CO of a 9th Fighter Group was attacked by 32 ME 109s he dived down and was hit by flak which went through his machine, missing him by inches, However he landed safely. Photo sh

FRE 9484

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9484
  • Description: Colonel Ray J Stecker of the 365th Fighter Group inspects a flak hole in his P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp],...
A 467th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator, trailing smoke, goes down over an urban area. Handwritten caption on reverse: '15. From Al Healy's Book. Right half of pictures on bottom of P. 85 - Chapman's plane going down.'

FRE 8440

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8440
  • Description: A 467th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator, trailing smoke, goes down over an urban area. Handwritten caption on reverse: '15. From Al Healy's Book. Right half...
Lieutenant Alfred W. Martin of the 48th Fighter Group helps ground crew to refuel his P-47 Thunderbolt. A P-47 nicknamed "Miss Lace" is in the background. Printed caption on reverse: 'SERVICING US PLANES IN FRANCE. Ground crewmen of the Ninth US Air Force Service Command refuel and ream a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter plane at an Allied airfield in France. The pilo of the fighter Lieutenant Alfred W. Martin, Detroit, Michigan, stands on the wing behind the man filling the tank, ready to take off on another mis

FRE 9483

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9483
  • Description: Lieutenant Alfred W. Martin of the 48th Fighter Group helps ground crew to refuel his P-47 Thunderbolt. A P-47 nicknamed "Miss Lace" is in the...
A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 348th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force at Ward Airfield, Port Moresby, New Guinea. 14 September 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '79932 USAF- A Republic P-47 is parked in a revetment, Ward Airfield, Port Moresby, New Guinea. 14 September 1943. US Air Force Photo.'

FRE 9482

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9482
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 348th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force at Ward Airfield, Port Moresby, New Guinea. 14 September 1943. Printed caption on reverse...
A B-24 Liberator (Q2-M_, serial number 42-52534) nicknamed "Witchcraft" of the 790th Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '19. "Witch".'

FRE 8434

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8434
  • Description: A B-24 Liberator (Q2-M_, serial number 42-52534) nicknamed "Witchcraft" of the 790th Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on...
A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Spittin' Kitten" of the 318th Fighter Group, 10th Air Force prepares for take off from an aircraft carrier USS MANILA BAY in the Pacific. Printed caption on reverse: '63748 AC- A Republic P-47 "revs up" its engine, preparatory to take-off from flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Manila Bay which ferried P-47s from Oahu to Saipan, Mariana Islands, 23 Jun 1944. Us Air Force Photo.'

FRE 9481

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9481
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Spittin' Kitten" of the 318th Fighter Group, 10th Air Force prepares for take off from an aircraft carrier USS MANILA...
Berlin under attack by 467th Bomb Group aircraft on the 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Picture at bottom of page 84 of Al Healy's book. Berlin, Mar 18, '45. 8.'

FRE 8435

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8435
  • Description: Berlin under attack by 467th Bomb Group aircraft on the 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Picture at bottom of page 84 of Al Healy's...
A 467th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator flying away from a growing smoke cloud caused by bombing runs. Handwritten caption on reverse: '23. Page 60 in Healy book.'

FRE 8436

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8436
  • Description: A 467th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator flying away from a growing smoke cloud caused by bombing runs. Handwritten caption on reverse: '23. Page 60 in Healy...
A 467th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator explodes after being hit by flak on a bombing run. Handwritten caption on reverse: '17. Page 98 of Al Healy's History.'

FRE 8437

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8437
  • Description: A 467th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator explodes after being hit by flak on a bombing run. Handwritten caption on reverse: '17. Page 98 of Al Healy's...
A B-24 Liberator (4Z-U, serial number 42-95237) of the 791st Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group parked on the grass in a field. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G. 96th C.W.'

FRE 8431

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8431
  • Description: A B-24 Liberator (4Z-U, serial number 42-95237) of the 791st Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group parked on the grass in a field. Handwritten caption on...
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Tail Wind" of the 467th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 8th Air Force.'

FRE 8432

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8432
  • Description: The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Tail Wind" of the 467th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 8th Air Force.'
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Devil's Hostess" of the 467th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 8th Air Force.'

FRE 8433

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8433
  • Description: The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Devil's Hostess" of the 467th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 8th Air Force.'
A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number HD247) in service with the RAAF in Burma. Image via Kenneth M Sumney. Printed caption on reverse: 'Tingkawk-SaKan, Burma, Sept 44, Pilots of these were the "wild" Aussies.'

FRE 9080

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9080
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number HD247) in service with the RAAF in Burma. Image via Kenneth M Sumney. Printed caption on reverse: 'Tingkawk-SaKan...