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42-30337 Eight Ball : 8 Ball : Flak Hack

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group return to base after a mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Flak Hack 8". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 21 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289357.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘THE FORTRESSES GO OUT AGAIN. US bombers day raid on German works. A Brilliant series of pictures secured by our cameraman when the USAAF kept up the offensive from an English base against a factory in western Germany, they had a

media-380400.jpg FRE 1595 A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group return to base after a mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Flak Hack 8". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 21 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289357.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘THE FORTRESSES GO OUT AGAIN. US bombers day raid on German works. A Brilliant series of pictures secured by our cameraman when the USAAF kept up the offensive from an English base against a factory in western Germany, they had an all the way escort. Photo shows: A cheerful crew from plane "Flak 8", return to base after their successful raid on Germany, FOX PHOTOS, Oct 21st. 1943 Mon.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1595 - A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group return to base after a mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Flak Hack 8". Image stamped on reverse:...

Delivered Cheyenne 18/5/43; Gore 20/5/43; Geiger 28/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Smoky Hill 2/7/43; Dow Fd 13/7/43; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-B] Framlingham 13/7/43 EIGHTBALL; Noel Howard (RO/Gunner) was Killed in Action 26/9/43;

Transferred 571BS [FC-D]; Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Grady Dover, Navigator: Donel O’Brien, Radio Operator: Henry Smith, Ball turret gunner: Mike Chernick, Waist gunner: Jim McAuliffe, Waist gunner: Jim Milazzo, Tail gunner: Rupert Farr (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Beard, Bombardier: Claud Hodgson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chester Gillen (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crash landed Streipe, near Lingen/Ems, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2503. FLAK HACK aka 8 BALL.