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Maj. Charity E. Adams, Columbia, S.C., and Capt. Abbie N. Campbell, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala., inspect the first contingent of negro members of the Women's Army Corps assigned to overseas service

UPL 90868

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90868
  • Description: Original Caption: Somewhere in England, Maj. Charity E. Adams, Columbia, S.C., and Capt. Abbie N. Campbell, Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala...
Eating mess at table in foreground at WAC quarters somewhere in England are Tec. 5 Mary E. Walker (1391 Clinton Ave., New York, New York); Pvt. Erman Trude Finch (1410 Prospect Ave., Bronx, New York, New York); Cpl. Callie K. Smith (2 Vernon Pl., Brooklyn, New York); Tec. 4 Evelyn Martin (125 Woodlawn Ave., Buffalo, New York); Pvt. Virginia Blake (1851 7th Ave., New York, New York); and Pvt. Gladys S. Carte (38 Dunbar St., Yonkers, New York).

UPL 90863

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90863
  • Description: Original caption: Eating mess at table in foreground at WAC quarters somewhere in England are Tec. 5 Mary E. Walker (1391 Clinton Ave., New York, New...

UPL 19589

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 19589
  • Description: Flying Fortress B-17G 42-102700 "I'll Get By" 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF. from Left to right. William W Adamson, Elmer E Bockman, Jaspor W Kaylor...

UPL 20977

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Duplicate images
  • Object Number: UPL 20977
  • Description: This was the group's first plane, later transferfed to the 309th I believe

UPL 39238

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Duplicate images
  • Object Number: UPL 39238
  • Description: 398th Bomb Group. "The Prowler" B-17 42-37527 N7-X. It was assigned to 603rd squadron between June and July 44 before it crash-landed at RAF...
Military airplane lying on aircraft belly on grass

UPL 90833

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90833
  • Description: The Prowler, 43-37527, 603rd BS, 398th BG, 6 July 1944, RAF Penshurst, Kent. B-17 crashed in England after a 398th mission to Cauchie D'Ecques...
Five men using hoses to spray foam onto the mangled wreckage of an airplane. Large propeller in foreground.

UPL 90779

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90779
  • Description: Crash of 42-102570 at Nuthampstead - 21 October 1944. 2015th Fire Fighters at Nuthampstead spray foam on 42-102570 when it crashed on landing at...
43-38340 Milk Run

UPL 90793

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90793
  • Description: 43-38340 Milk Run
Wounded Navigator on mission to Merseburg being off-loaded at home base Deopham Green.

UPL 90788

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90788
  • Description: Wounded Navigator on mission to Merseburg being off-loaded at home base Deopham Green.
Portion of the tail end of an aircraft with gaping jagged hole.

UPL 90750

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90750
  • Description: B-17 A/C (42-97249, How Was it, Well?) Tail with Hole After Merseburg Mission - 21 Nov 1944. The ground crew told Lt. Welty that the hole was made by...
Airplane propeller and pieces of metal lying on grass engulfed in flames and smoke. Two men standing in foreground.

UPL 90706

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90706
  • Description: 2015th Fire Fighters at Nuthampstead spray foam on 42-102553 LIL 8 BALL after it crashed on take-off on a non-mission orientation flight. It overran...

UPL 24305

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 24305
  • Description: The 2015th Engineer Aviation Fire Fighting Platoon, 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead Airbase, #131, 31 Oct 44 .

UPL 35428

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection
  • Object Number: UPL 35428
  • Description: 325th Station Complement Squadron Orderly Room, unidentified man.
Karl Waldron

UPL 90681

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90681
  • Description: Lt. Karl M "Waldo" Waldron Jr. 487th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-15513 HO-U "Goliath".
Karl Waldron

UPL 90667

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90667
  • Description: Captain Karl M. Waldron Jr. 487th FS 352nd FG.
Crew of Pistol Packin Mama

UPL 51551

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 51551
  • Description: B-17F-120-BO 42-30791 PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA camouflaged for night operations. Both the 305th BG, 422nd BS and the 406th Night Leaflet Sq. flew B-17...
Pistol Packin Mama

UPL 90662

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90662
  • Description: Crew of Pistol Packin Mama, 305th Bomb Group, circa Feb 1944 (courtesy of Greene County Historical Society in Carrollton, Illinois)
Lawrence O’young 493rd Bomb Group, (Bomb Sight Mechanic)

UPL 90609

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90609
  • Description: Lawrence O’young 493rd Bomb Group, (Bomb Sight Mechanic)
Andrew Pauko

UPL 90587

  • Media Type: Image
  • Object Number: UPL 90587
  • Description: 2nd Lt Andrew Pauko Jr

UPL 16581

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection
  • Object Number: UPL 16581
  • Description: Link Crew (later Austin's Crew) - 602nd Squadron - 1 August 1944 Back Row (left to right) 2nd Lt. Robert Tobman, Navigator 2nd Lt...