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Personnel of the 305th Bomb Group don their flight gear before a mission in a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 21 Apr 1943.' [stamp] and '259781.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'No 5. Photo shows: Left to right; S/Sergeant Lyle F. Horton, Mongantown, West Virginia. S/Sergeant W/L/ Jamison, Lima , Ohio, S/Sergeant Gerald W. Brookman, Wichitta Falls, Texas dressing ready for a flight.'

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Units

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Staff Sergeant James L. Stafford, tail gunner of the 305th Bomb Group, from Cisco, Texas, standing in the centre, shows his girlfriend's freshman school cap, which he wore as a good-luck charm on raids under his steel helmet. With him from left to right are Staff Sergeant Gerald W. Brookman, from Wichita Falls, Texas; Staff Sergeant B.B. Cropp, from Justin, Texas; and Technical Sergeant Lyle F. Horton, from Morganstown, West Virginia. Passed as censored 21 Apr 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'No. 13. Ph
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection