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Captain James R Carter of the 56th Fighter Group.

FRE 9875

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9875
  • Description: Captain Hub Zemke of the 56th Fighter Group.
Colonel JC Stanley of the 398th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col JC Stanley 8AF.'

FRE 9761

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9761
  • Description: Colonel JC Stanley of the 398th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col JC Stanley 8AF.'
An F-4 Lightning (serial number 41-2371) nicknamed "Dianne" of the 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Group in Pandaveswar, India. Printed caption on image: 'Lockheed F=4A=1=LO, 41-2371 Crew Chief Bernie Mospic pre-flighting engines before mission. Pandaveswar, India 1943.'

FRE 10092

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10092
  • Description: An F-4 Lightning (serial number 41-2371) nicknamed "Dianne" of the 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Group in Pandaveswar, India. Printed caption on...
Ground crew at one of the Iwo Jima airbases repairs a P-51D Mustang that was damaged on landing by finding a soft spot in the airbase's unfinished airstrip. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-51D.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Maintenance crew at one of Iwo Jima's airstrips repairs a U.S. fighter plane which hit a soft spot on the uncompleted airstrip.'

FRE 10298

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10298
  • Description: Ground crew at one of the Iwo Jima airbases repairs a P-51D Mustang that was damaged on landing by finding a soft spot in the airbase's unfinished...
Hollywood Actor Clark Gable, of the 351st Bomb Group filming a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24605) nicknamed "Knock-Out Dropper" of the 303rd Bomb Group whilst directing a film combat gunnery at Molesworth. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Gable, Molesworth. 4/5/43.'

FRE 9874

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9874
  • Description: Hollywood Actor Clark Gable, of the 351st Bomb Group filming a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24605) nicknamed "Knock-Out Dropper" of the...
A P-38 Lightning of the 474th Fighter Group takes off in France. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 15 Aug 1944.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: '9th AAF in France: P-38 takes off. Dust is a great problem. D146-3-X-9-120 Scherschel Life.'

FRE 10093

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10093
  • Description: P-38J-20-LO, s/n 44-23520, coded 7F-O, nicknamed "My California Cutie" of the 485th Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group takes off from Advanced...
A P-51 Mustang (serial number 44-12810) parked on the grass at an unknown airfield. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'R K-16-NT.' Printed caption on reverse: 'North American RF-51K-16-NT Mustang.'

FRE 10299

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10299
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang (serial number 44-12810) parked on the grass at an unknown airfield. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'R K-16-NT.' Printed caption on...
Colonel William H Harkness, 8th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Harkness, 8th AF.'

FRE 9763

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9763
  • Description: Colonel William H Harkness, 8th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Harkness, 8th AF.'
Colonel JC Stanley of the 398th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col JC Stanley 8AF.'

FRE 9762

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9762
  • Description: Colonel JC Stanley of the 398th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col JC Stanley 8AF.'
P-38 Lightnings of the 14th Fighter Group on hardstanding in the United States.

FRE 10091

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10091
  • Description: P-38 Lightnings of the 14th Fighter Group on hardstanding in the United States.
A P-51D Mustang nicknamed "Rebel" of the 72nd Fighter Squadron, 21st Fighter Group, VII Fighter Command, 20th Air Force that belly-landed at an unknown location. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-51D of 72nd FS, 21st FG.'

FRE 10297

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10297
  • Description: A P-51D Mustang nicknamed "Rebel" of the 72nd Fighter Squadron, 21st Fighter Group, VII Fighter Command, 20th Air Force that belly-landed at an...
Two 306th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses collided in mid-air in heavy fog over Thurleigh airbase after returning from a mission; both were destroyed with all hands lost.

FRE 10489

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10489
  • Description: Two 306th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses collided in mid-air in heavy fog over Thurleigh airbase after returning from a mission; both were...
An airman of the 495th Fighter Training Group on the wing of a P-51 Mustang.

FRE 9871

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9871
  • Description: An airman of the 495th Fighter Training Group on the wing of a P-51 Mustang.
Lucille Parker, Red Cross Aeroclub in a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 27 november 1943.' [stamp] and '39692.'[Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse of photograph: 'Passed for publication 27 November 1943' [stamp].'OFFICIAL U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE PHOTO DISTRIBUTED THRU OWI. Pro-HQ.-43-421. Lucille Parker, director of an Aeroclub at an 8th Air Force Bomber Station. She has parachuted from planes 189 times. She has 1,619 hours flying time as a p

FRE 9765

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9765
  • Description: Lucille Parker, Red Cross Aeroclub in a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 27 november...
A badly damaged tail of a RAF 126th Fighter Squadron P-51 Mustang (5J-I) on the 26 June 1945. Handwritten caption on sign in print: "Tail Plane Fracture On Tail Portion. Port." On reverse: M.O.D. (P.E.) R.A.E. Farnborough Crown Copyright [Stamp].

FRE 10294

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10294
  • Description: A badly damaged tail of a RAF 126th Fighter Squadron P-51 Mustang (5J-I) on the 26 June 1945. Handwritten caption on sign in print: "Tail Plane...
Captain Frank D. Yussi, Wing Bombardier of the 306th Bomb Group and a part of the first B-17 Flying Fortress to fly over Germany on a raid, inspecting bombs in the bomb bay of his aircraft on the 30 June 1943. caption on image: "Capt. Yussi - First Over Germany. (GPR-57-3-91) (30-6-43) (Wing Bombardier)." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Frank D. Yussi, 306BG. USAAF 11.'

FRE 10490

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10490
  • Description: Captain Frank D. Yussi, Wing Bombardier of the 306th Bomb Group and a part of the first B-17 Flying Fortress to fly over Germany on a raid, inspecting...
Colonel William H Harkness, 8th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Harkness, 8th AF.'

FRE 9764

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9764
  • Description: Colonel William H Harkness, 8th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Harkness, 8th AF.'
The remains of the nose of a P-51D Mustang that crashed in the Normandy area sometime in 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-51D, crashed Normandy area 1944.'

FRE 10295

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10295
  • Description: The remains of the nose of a P-51D Mustang that crashed in the Normandy area sometime in 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-51D, crashed...
General Ken Walker, Commanding officer of 5th Air Force Bomber Command. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Gen Ken Walker VBC Co MH.'

FRE 9880

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9880
  • Description: General Ken Walker, Commanding officer of 5th Air Force Bomber Command. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Gen Ken Walker VBC Co MH.'
American air men talk to Women's Auxiliary Air Force Officers. Image stamped on reverse: 'Daily Mirror.' [stamp], 'Not to be published 24 Jun 1943.' [stamp] and '271296.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'A picturesque setting showing some WAAF officers, attached to the United States Air Force, chatting to American Airmen at American Bomber Command.'

FRE 9766

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9766
  • Description: American air men talk to Women's Auxiliary Air Force Officers. Image stamped on reverse: 'Daily Mirror.' [stamp], 'Not to be published 24 Jun 1943.'...