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A P-51 Mustang ('5Q') of the 504th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '504FS, 339th F.G.'

FRE 10768

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10768
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang ('5Q') of the 504th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '504FS, 339th F.G.'
A P-51 Mustang (D7-C) of the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group is parked alongside a B-24 Liberator.

FRE 10769

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10769
  • Description: Lieutenant Colonel Dale E Shafers' P-51 Mustang 44-14671 'D7-C' of the 503rd Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group is parked alongside a B-24...
A 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (PE-X, serial number 44-14111) is at the front of a line of fighter aircraft of various Groups. Behind PE-X is a P-47 Thunderbolt (LM-S) of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group; behind that is a P-51 Mustang (CL-P, serial number 44-14291) of the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group; and behind that is a P-47 Thunderbolt (PI-T) of the 360th Fighter Squadron, 356th Fighter Group. The line of fighter aircraft continues beyond. Handwrit

FRE 10770

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10770
  • Description: A 328th Fighter Squadron, 352nd Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (PE-X, serial number 44-14111) is at the front of a line of fighter aircraft of various...
Workers unload a P-47 Thunderbolt from frieght vessel at a British port. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 19 Feb 1944.' [stamp] and '306149.' [Censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'MASS EQUIPMENT ARRIVES IN BRITAIN, FROM US- PREPARES FOR INVASION. Thunderbolts being unloaded froma freighter at a British port.'

FRE 9690

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9690
  • Description: Workers unload a P-47 Thunderbolt from frieght vessel at a British port. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication...
Ground personnel of the 365th Fighter Group work on the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt.

FRE 9689

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9689
  • Description: Ground personnel of the 365th Fighter Group work on the engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt.
A P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-A, serial number 42-26418) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group after the end of the war. Handwritten on slide casing: '56th F.G.'

FRE 10761

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10761
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-A, serial number 42-26418) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group after the end of the war. Handwritten on slide...
A P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-A, serial number 42-26418) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group in flight after the end of the war. Handwritten on slide casing: '56th F.G.'

FRE 10762

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10762
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt (HV-A, serial number 42-26418) of the 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group in flight after the end of the war. Handwritten on...
A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 44-19566) of the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford airbase. Handwritten on slide casing: 'P-47, 78th F.G.'

FRE 10763

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10763
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 44-19566) of the 78th Fighter Group at Duxford airbase. Handwritten on slide casing: 'P-47, 78th F.G.'
A portrait of Sergeant William N. Hess, a waist gunner of the 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, taken in October 1944. Caption at bottom of print: "William N. Hess, 18210045, 44-10, 256."

FRE 10131

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10131
  • Description: A portrait of Sergeant William N. Hess, a waist gunner of the 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, taken in October 1944. Caption at bottom of print...
A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 406th Fighter Group blows up a Nazi ammunition truck. Printed caption on reverse: 'THUNDERBOLT EXPLODES NAZI AMMUNITION TRUCK. A P-47 Thunderbolt is highlighted in the glow of the explosion of a Nazi ammunition truck after setting off the enemy vehicle behind enemy lines in Normandy. This series of six action shots was recorded by the automatic cameras on the planes on the attacking pilot, Captain Raymond M Walsh of Fort Myers, Florida, and by Lieutenant Willie L Whitman of Montg

FRE 9687

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9687
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 406th Fighter Group blows up a Nazi ammunition truck. Printed caption on reverse: 'THUNDERBOLT EXPLODES NAZI AMMUNITION...
Bob Gibbs, a crewman of the 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group with the tail art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (42-97719) nicknamed "Goddess". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Gibbs, 463rd. 297719. 'Goddess' 774BS/463BG.'

FRE 10133

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10133
  • Description: Bob Gibbs, a crewman of the 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group with the tail art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (42-97719) nicknamed "Goddess"...
A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-26058) of the 373rd Fighter Group that has crash landed. Official caption on image: 'ISAD-9 July 44 (2060)(WPU Battle damage P-47 42-26058, NE Beuville.)'

FRE 9688

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9688
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-26058) of the 373rd Fighter Group that has crash landed. Official caption on image: 'ISAD-9 July 44 (2060)(WPU...
A crewman looks through the battle-damage holes in the tail of a 15th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: '15AF.'

FRE 10132

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10132
  • Description: A crewman looks through the battle-damage holes in the tail of a 15th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: '15AF.'
An airman of the 36th Fighter Group sits on the wreck of his P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28474). Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-28474, P-47D-28-Ra, 36 FG, 23 FS, 9th AF, crashed NW of Dijon, summer 1944.'

FRE 9685

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9685
  • Description: An airman of the 36th Fighter Group sits on the wreck of his P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-28474). Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-28474, P...
A composite of four nose arts of 99th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses: from top-left clockwise, they are "El Diablo", "Miss Fury", "Never Satisfied" and "Yankee Doodle". Handwritten caption on reverse: '99BG.'

FRE 10135

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10135
  • Description: A composite of four nose arts of 99th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses: from top-left clockwise, they are "El Diablo", "Miss Fury", "Never Satisfied"...
A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 365th Fighter Group, with engine exposed, in front of a French Chateaux. Handwritten caption on reverse: '365th FG.'

FRE 9686

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9686
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 365th Fighter Group, with engine exposed, in front of a French Chateaux. Handwritten caption on reverse: '365th FG.'
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29790) parked by the control tower of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group's airbase in Corsica. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17.' Printed caption on reverse: '75657 AC - Control tower of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group in Corsica. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

FRE 10134

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10134
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29790) parked by the control tower of the 94th Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group's airbase in Corsica...
The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 358th Fighter Group that has crash landed at Shorne. Image stamped on reverse: 'Kent Messenger.' [stamp], 'Not to be published 5 Jan 1943.' [stamp] and 298677.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'HE SHOULD KNOW: "Well then I've had a slight crash and I'm slightly injured, drawled the American pilot of this Thunderbolt which crashed at Shorne, near Gravesend. He tried to land on the main roac but had to swerve when a lorry appeared. The pilot was taken to Hospi

FRE 9683

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9683
  • Description: The wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 358th Fighter Group that has crash landed at Shorne. Image stamped on reverse: 'Kent Messenger.' [stamp], 'Not...
The tail gun of a B-17 Flying Fortress at a Mediterranean airfield.

FRE 10137

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10137
  • Description: The tail gun of a B-17 Flying Fortress at a Mediterranean airfield.
The burning wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 365th Fighter Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '388th FS, 365th FG, 9th Air Force.' Second handwritten caption: 'P-47 hit by ground fire- German.'

FRE 9684

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9684
  • Description: The burning wreck of a P-47 Thunderbolt of the 365th Fighter Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '388th FS, 365th FG, 9th Air Force.' Second...