VIII Air Force Service Command

Command
Colonel Neal Creighton, General H.H. Arnold, Major General Henry J.F. Miller, and General Ira C. Eaker. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 3 Sept 1943.' [stamp], '34579.' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'US ARMY AIR FORCES OFFICIAL PHOTO. From left to right: Colonel Nel Creighton, of Chapel Hill, NC, Post Commander of Camp Griffiss, General H H Arnold, Major General Henry JF Miller, Commanding General of VIII Air Force Service Command, and General Ira C Eaker, commanding General of media-456672.jpg FRE 9800 Colonel Neal Creighton, General H.H. Arnold, Major General Henry J.F. Miller, and General Ira C. Eaker. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 3 Sept 1943.' [stamp], '34579.' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'US ARMY AIR FORCES OFFICIAL PHOTO. From left to right: Colonel Nel Creighton, of Chapel Hill, NC, Post Commander of Camp Griffiss, General H H Arnold, Major General Henry JF Miller, Commanding General of VIII Air Force Service Command, and General Ira C Eaker, commanding General of Eighth Air Force. This is one of the first pictures to be taken of Gen Arnold on his arrival in England for conferences.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 9800 - Colonel Neal Creighton, General H.H. Arnold, Major General Henry J.F. Miller, and General Ira C. Eaker. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for...

Commanding Officers

Hugh Johnston Knerr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: US Strategic Air Forces VIII Air Force Service Command
  • Service Numbers: O-3188
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Commander

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People

Jefrfery Christal

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot

George R Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James G Corones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: Air Transport Command VIII Air Force Service Command
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Bernard F Crowe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command
  • Service Numbers: O-864837
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Chemical Engineer

Peter DePaolo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Assistant Chief of Maintenance

Aircraft

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

DD820

  • Aircraft Type: Tiger Moth
  • Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command

DE774

  • Aircraft Type: Tiger Moth
  • Unit: Headquarters Squadron (VIII Air Force Service Command) VIII Air Force Service Command

DE930

  • Aircraft Type: Tiger Moth
  • Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command 67th Observation Group

DL776

  • Aircraft Type: Master
  • Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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