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A B-24J Liberator (RE-V, serial number 42-51523) of the 329th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten message on reverse: ‘Stockholm, 11/11/69 – “Dear Roger, It was quite a time since I last heard from you, but perhaps you are busy with other things. I got a letter today from 487B.G. and they told me that B-24J ser.no. 42-100306 was not 487B.G. You told me so in your letter 16/12 1968. I have found out through photos that the plane belonged to 446B.G. Am I wrong? The photo on this card

42-51523

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Full House
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

42-5153

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

42-51530

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Idiot's Delight
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

42-51531

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

42-51532

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hot Rock
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 446th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron 705th Bomb Squadron

42-5154

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

42-51541

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

42-51544

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

42-51549

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Crew of the Sunset Serenader May 1943

42-5155

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sunset Seranader
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron

42-51557

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sweet Eloise
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Two crewmembers of a 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lallah-V" climb out of the top escape hatch after the aircraft's landing gear unexpectedly collapsed at the end of the runway as the aircraft returned from a raid on the 29th of July 1943. caption on image: "(GPR-113-3-305)(29-7-43)(The Hard Way)." Passed as censored 25 Aug 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Flying Fortress Lands On Her Belly. On the return from a recent raid over Europe, the crew of the Fortress "Lallah-V" piloted by 1

42-5156

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lallah V
  • Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command 305th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 364th Bomb Squadron

42-51561

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky 1
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51564) nicknamed "Fickle Finger", and a Pathfinder B-24, of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

42-51564

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fickle Finger
  • Unit: 451st Bomb Group 725th Bomb Squadron

42-5157

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

42-5158

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

42-5159

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Patch
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Squadron

42-51599

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Piecemaker
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron

42-5160

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

42-5161

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress