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War Cartoonist Captain Bairnsfather paints his character "Old Bill" onto the wall of the Red Cross section at the 305th Bomb Group base at Chelveston.

Official caption on image: "(GPR6-1-305) (19-1-43) (Mural, Red Cross - Bairnsfather.)"

Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bairnsfather @ Chelveston.'

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War Cartoonist Captain Bairnsfather paints his character "Old Bill" onto the wall of the Red Cross section at the 305th Bomb Group base at Chelveston. Official caption on image: "(GPR6-1-305) (19-1-43) (Mural, Red Cross - Bairnsfather.)" Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bairnsfather @ Chelveston.'

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Units

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Charles Bruce Bairnsfather

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: British
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: War Correspondent / Cartoonist

Locations

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 8 Sep 2014 15:46:39

ContributorAAM

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection