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Private First Class Charles W Southard and Staff-Sergeant Harold Hellar of the 386th Bomb Group load bombs into a B-26 Marauder (RG-L, serial number 41-34970) nicknamed "Margie" Image stamped on reverse:'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 30 Sep 1943.' [stamp] and '285968.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse:'AMERICA'S "RED DEVIL" [a censor has omitted 'Red Devil'] FLYERS. USP/2247-16. Not all the glory of aerial warfare go to the men who fly- nor do they seek it. They know that the sucesses of operations depend to a large degree on the "Kiwis" airforce men who are not on flying status, who service the planes and guns, load the bombs, maintain the supplies and plan the raids. Here PFC Charles W Southard, of Long Island, NY and S/Sgt Harold Hellar of Columbus, Ohio are shown loading 300 pound bombs in the bomb bay of "Margie" in preparation for her first real mission into enemy occupied territory.'

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection (uploaded May/2023)