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A sign for "Tommy Farr's Bar" in Brighton, England. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Brighton, Eng.' Second handwritten on reverse: 'Jackson, 467BG.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8420
  • Description: A sign for "Tommy Farr's Bar" in Brighton, England. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Brighton, Eng.' Second handwritten on reverse: 'Jackson, 467BG.'
B-24 Liberators including (CI-F) of the 576th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'CI:F & CI:? 392.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8012
  • Description: B-24 Liberators including (CI-F) of the 576th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'CI:F & CI:? 392.'
A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "YMCA Flying Service" of the 392nd Bomb Group. Passed for publication 20 Nov 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Their Way Of Saying Thank You:- For twelve months, through snow and slush, in wet and fine weather, American airmen at a bleak aerodrome in East Anglia have been cheered by regular visits of a YMCA tea car. The airmen wanted to show their thanks, so they named a Liberator bomber "YMCA Flying Service", decorating the fusillage with a large red triangle. There was a chri
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8013
  • Description: A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "YMCA Flying Service" of the 392nd Bomb Group. Passed for publication 20 Nov 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Their Way...
A crashed B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Pregnant Peg" of the 392nd Bomb Group prepares for take off in a field, flown by Major Allen G. Russell and Technical Sergeant Cecil F Grove of the 8th Air Service Command. Passed for publication 16 Dec 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'ETO-HQ-43-9498. U.S. Army Official photo distributed thru O.W.I. HQ. VIII AF Service Command - They said it couldn't be done, but Maj. Allen G. Russell, operations chief of the Ferry and Transport Service, VIII AF Service Command, confo
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8014
  • Description: A crashed B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Pregnant Peg" of the 392nd Bomb Group prepares for take off in a field, flown by Major Allen G. Russell and...
Corporal Hazel Bliss of the Women's Army Corps with a bomber crew of the 392nd Bomb Group and a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene- The GI Jane". Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'A W.A.C. Christens A Liberator. To honour their khaki-klad sisters, the W.A.C.S. - members of the crew of a Liberator, operating from a British base, painted on their ship the W.A.C. insignia - the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Pallas Athene and named the 'plane G.I. Jane.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8015
  • Description: Corporal Hazel Bliss of the Women's Army Corps with a bomber crew of the 392nd Bomb Group and a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed...
Corporal Hazel Bliss of the Women's Army Corps with a bomber crew of the 392nd Bomb Group and a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene- The GI Jane". Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'A W.A.C. Christens A Liberator. To honour their khaki-klad sisters, the W.A.C.S. - members of the crew of a Liberator, operating from a British base, painted on their ship the W.A.C. insignia - the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Pallas Athene and named the 'plane G.I. Jane.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8016
  • Description: Corporal Hazel Bliss of the Women's Army Corps with a bomber crew of the 392nd Bomb Group and a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed...
Corporal Hazel Bliss of the Women's Army Corps with a bomber crew of the 392nd Bomb Group and a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene- The GI Jane". Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'A W.A.C. Christens A Liberator. To honour their khaki-klad sisters, the W.A.C.S. - members of the crew of a Liberator, operating from a British base, painted on their ship the W.A.C. insignia - the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Pallas Athene and named the 'plane G.I. Jane.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8017
  • Description: Corporal Hazel Bliss of the Women's Army Corps with a bomber crew of the 392nd Bomb Group and a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed...
Private First Class Emma Utter of the Women's Army Corps paints the nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene- The GI Jane" of the 392nd Bomb Group. Passed for publication 11 Feb 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'W.A.A.C. Christens American Liberator. Corp. Hazel I. Bliss of Portland Oregon, performed the unique ceremony of christening a Liberator. The insignia was the G.I. Jane, with the words - Pallas Athene which means Goddess of Wisdom and Victory. The ceremony to
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8018
  • Description: Private First Class Emma Utter of the Women's Army Corps paints the nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene-...
Private First Class Emma Utter of the Women's Army Corps paints the nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene- The GI Jane" of the 392nd Bomb Group. Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'A W.A.C. Christens A Liberator. To honour their khaki-klad sisters, the W.A.C.S. - members of the crew of a Liberator, operating from a British base, painted on their ship the W.A.C. insignia - the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Pallas Athene and named the 'plane G
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8019
  • Description: Private First Class Emma Utter of the Women's Army Corps paints the nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene-...
Private First Class Emma Utter of the Women's Army Corps paints the nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene- The GI Jane" of the 392nd Bomb Group. Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'A W.A.C. Christens A Liberator. To honour their khaki-klad sisters, the W.A.C.S. - members of the crew of a Liberator, operating from a British base, painted on their ship the W.A.C. insignia - the Greek Goddess of Wisdom, Pallas Athene and named the 'plane G
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8020
  • Description: Private First Class Emma Utter of the Women's Army Corps paints the nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50505) nicknamed "Pallas Athene-...
Three P-47 Thunderbolts of the 33rd Fighter Group, 12th Air Force in Kunming, China, 20 April 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '93076 USAF- The first three Republic P-47 Thunderbolts to arrive at Kunming, China are shown parked on the line. They arrived on 20 April 1944 US Air Force photo.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9532
  • Description: Three P-47 Thunderbolts of the 33rd Fighter Group, 12th Air Force in Kunming, China, 20 April 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '93076 USAF- The first...
A test P-47N Thunderbolt (serial number 44-88335). Image stamped on reverse: 'Republic Aviation Division.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'P-47N- The Republic P-47N was the long range model of the famous Thunderbolt series, designed for and principally used in the war in the Pacific. It had vastly increased range, blunt wing tips and each wing was 22.7 square feet larger than the earlier models and carried 96 gallons of fuel per wing in special internal wing tanks. The "N" had the same engine and tur
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9533
  • Description: A test P-47N Thunderbolt (serial number 44-88335). Image stamped on reverse: 'Republic Aviation Division.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'P-47N-...
Ground crew of the 1st (Brazil) Fighter Squadron, 350th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-26756) in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. Printed caption on reverse: '56943 AC- Ground crews of the First Brazilian Fighter Squadron serving in the Mediterranean Theatre at work on the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt that the Squadron flies. The enlisted men of the Squadron have served more than three years in the service. US Air Force photo.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9531
  • Description: Ground crew of the 1st (Brazil) Fighter Squadron, 350th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force work on a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-26756) in the...
A test P-47 Thunderbolt (serial nuimber 44-88335) with 'Zero Rail' rocket installation fitted to the wings.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9536
  • Description: A test P-47 Thunderbolt (serial nuimber 44-88335) with 'Zero Rail' rocket installation fitted to the wings.
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Parson's Chariot" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '466th B.G., 8th Air Force.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8402
  • Description: The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Parson's Chariot" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '466th B.G., 8th Air Force.'
A test P-47 Thunderbolt (serial nuimber 44-88335) with 'Zero Rail' rocket installation fitted to the wings.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9537
  • Description: A test P-47 Thunderbolt (serial nuimber 44-88335) with 'Zero Rail' rocket installation fitted to the wings.
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Lady Lightning" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '466th B.G., 8th Air Force.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8401
  • Description: The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Lady Lightning" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '466th B.G., 8th Air Force.'
A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: '325th FG, 318th Sqn, Col C Sluder Cp Co, Shimmy.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9534
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 325th Fighter Group, 15th Air Force. Handwritten caption on reverse: '325th FG, 318th Sqn, Col C Sluder Cp Co, Shimmy.'
A B-24 Liberator that received extensive battle-damage to the nose on a mission. Handwritten caption on reverse: '445BG[sic].' On reverse: M. Olmsted [Stamp].
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 8404
  • Description: A B-24 Liberator that received extensive battle-damage to the nose on a mission. Handwritten caption on reverse: '445BG[sic].' On reverse: M. Olmsted...
A test P-47 Thunderbolt (serial nuimber 44-88335) with 'Zero Rail' rocket installation fitted to the wings.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 9535
  • Description: A test P-47 Thunderbolt (serial nuimber 44-88335) with 'Zero Rail' rocket installation fitted to the wings.