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Staff-Sergeant Louis Kiss, a tail gunner of the 390th Bomb Group in position inside bis B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed "Phyllis Marie". First handwritten caption on reverse: 'S. Sgt Louis Kiss.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '8-10-43.'

FRE 1579

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1579
  • Description: Staff-Sergeant Louis Kiss, a tail gunner of the 390th Bomb Group in position inside bis B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed...
A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

FRE 2125

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 2125
  • Description: A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at...
B-24 Liberators of the 389th Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission. B-24 (HP-J_, serial number 44-40245) nicknamed "Skerby" is visible in the foreground. Handwritten caption on reverse: ' Munich 2/7/44.'

FRE 1544

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1544
  • Description: B-24 Liberators of the 389th Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission. B-24 (HP-J), serial number 44-40245, named 'Skerby', is visible in the...
A B-24 Liberator of the 389th Bomb Group flies over countryside with a disabled engine. First handwritten caption on reverse: '389 BG over france with a feathered prop.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '272821 HD-T+ Liberty, Prop feathered.'

FRE 1543

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1543
  • Description: A B-24 Liberator of the 389th Bomb Group flies over countryside with a disabled engine. First handwritten caption on reverse: '389 BG over france with...
Major-General William E. Kepner talks with personnel of the 389th Bomb Group. Official caption : '74093 A.C. Major General William E. Kepner chats with an officer of the 2nd Bomb group Division, 8th Air Force, as he enjoys refreshments at an air base in England. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.'

FRE 1538

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1538
  • Description: Major-General William E. Kepner talks with personnel of the 389th Bomb Group. Official caption : '74093 A.C. Major General William E. Kepner chats...
Ground personnel of the 389th Bomb Group attend to the smoking engines of a B-24 Liberator piloted by Second Lieutenant C.E. White that has crash landed on the 13th of February 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Pilot 2/Lt. C.E. White. Hmm what a lick, 2100185 Lt 566BS 13/2/44.'

FRE 1521

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1521
  • Description: Ground personnel of the 389th Bomb Group attend to the smoking engines of a B-24 Liberator piloted by Second Lieutenant C.E. White that has crash...
Personnel of the 389th Bomb Group stand atop the engine of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-40787) nicknamed "Vagabond King". Sitting (left to right): Staff Sergeant David C Shattles, Staff Sergeant Louis H Raines, Corporal Alfred P Rossi. Standing (left to right)Second Lieutenant Masco, First Lieutenant Marvin Mendlesohn, First Lieutenant George A Brinton, Captain John B. McCormick, Staff Sergeant William J Budai, Staff Sergeant Richard W Weaver 'They have bombed ten different countries. Associated

FRE 650

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 650
  • Description: Personnel of the 389th Bomb Group stand atop the engine of a B-24D Liberator, serial number 42-40787, named, Vagabond King. Sitting ( left to right...
A group photograph of the crew of a B-24 Liberator (QK-D+, serial number 42-51126) nicknamed "Umbriago", 506th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, Shipdham, 1944. Standing at the back are: Lieutenant Harry C. Bate, the Co-Pilot, from Ashland, Ohio; Lieutenant John B. Conrad, a Navigator, from Lexington, Kentucky; Captain John H. Jones, a Navigator, from Boston, Massachusetts; Lieutenant Leonard C. Waldo, a Navigator, from Detroit, Michigan; Lieutenant Michael I. Connery, the Bombardier, from Georgetown, Conne

FRE 645

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 645
  • Description: A group photograph of the crew of a B-24 Liberator (GC-Q, serial number 42-51126) nicknamed "Umbriago", of the 579th Bomb Squadron of the 392nd Bomb...
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

FRE 644

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 644
  • Description: B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on...
Pilot Officer "Rusty", the mascot of the 44th Bomb Group, stands in front of a B-24 Liberator at Shipdham. Image stamped with Ministry of Information press censor, 25 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Pilot Officer "Rusty" - dog of many missions. Pilot Officer "Rusty" - mascot of a liberator operating from this country, was flown to England from the U.S. He has "taken part" in numerous bombing raids including that made on the oilfields at Ploesti. Associated Press Photo Shows: "Rusty" sits noncha

FRE 649

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 649
  • Description: Pilot Officer "Rusty", the mascot of the 44th Bomb Group, stands in front of a B-24 Liberator at Shipdham. Image stamped with Ministry of Information...
A bomber crew of the 67th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (NB-N_, serial number 42-109820) nicknamed: "The Wasp Nest".

FRE 648

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 648
  • Description: A bomber crew of the 67th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (NB-N_, serial number 42-109820) nicknamed: "The Wasp Nest".
An engineer of the 44th Bomb Group works on a telegraph pole inside a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-6453). Handwritten caption on reverse: '26453, 44BG, B-24H, telegraph pole support.'

FRE 647

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 647
  • Description: An engineer of the 44th Bomb Group works on a telegraph pole inside a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-6453). Handwritten caption on reverse: '26453...
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for take off at Shipdham in 1943. A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23818) nicknamed "Bela" leads the lineup; one of her waist gunners is at his position. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 16 FEB 1943 General Section Press & Censorship Bureau' and 'Reviewed and Passed U.S. Army 16 Feb 1943 Press Officer No. 21 E.T.O.' Printed caption on reverse: '21-25. Liberator bombers taxi-ing up to take off for the start of an operational patrol at their

FRE 662

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 662
  • Description: B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for take off at Shipdham in 1943. The B-24D Liberator, 41-23818, Texan II, formerly, Bela, piloted...
Technical Sergeant F.G. Capuano of the 44th Bomb Group dons his electrically heated flight suit. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 16 FEB 1943 General Section Press and Censorship Bureau.' Printed caption on reverse: '16. T/Sgt. F.G. Capuano, from Boston, Mass. A wireless operator, putting on his electrically heated suit before the take-off on an operational flight "somewhere in England". And February 17th 1943 PN.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '44 BG.'

FRE 661

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 661
  • Description: Technical Sergeant F.G. Capuano of the 44th Bomb Group dons his electrically heated flight suit. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 16...
General Jacob Devers inspects an aircrew of the 44th Bomb Group and their B-24 Liberator, following the mission to Ploesti. Image stamped: 'Passed for Publication 23 NOV 1943.' Printed caption on reverse: '30949. Gen Devers Inspecting air crews who went to Ploesti. S. &. G.'

FRE 663

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 663
  • Description: General Jacob Devers inspects an aircrew of the 44th Bomb Group and their B-24 Liberator, following the mission to Ploesti. Image stamped: 'Passed for...
Ground Personnel of the 44th Bomb Group conduct work on the engines of a B-24 Liberator.

FRE 658

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 658
  • Description: Ground Personnel of the 44th Bomb Group conduct work on the engines of a B-24 Liberator.
Staff Sergeant Frank Maruszewski and Flight Officer Tom Clifford of the 44th Bomb Group tinker with their equipment. Handwritten caption on reverse (written by Colonel William R Cameron): 'Frank Maruszewski- TG Tom Clifford- Nav. Cameron'

FRE 657

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 657
  • Description: Staff Sergeant Frank Maruszewski and Flight Officer Tom Clifford of the 44th Bomb Group tinker with their equipment. Handwritten caption on reverse...
Two airmen of the 44th Bomb Group put on their electrically heated flight suits. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 16 FEB 1943 General Section Press and Censorship Bureau.' Printed caption to reverse has been damaged- remaining text reads: '...electrically heated suit before the take-off on an operational flight from a U.S. Bomber Command base "somewhere in England".'

FRE 660

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 660
  • Description: Two airmen of the 44th Bomb Group put on their electrically heated flight suits. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 16 FEB 1943 General...
Aircrew watch ground personnel of the 44th Bomb Group conduct repairs to the B-24 Liberator they fly, (serial number 41-24229) nicknamed "Buzzin' Bear" at a North African airbase. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'N.A.'

FRE 659

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 659
  • Description: Aircrew watch ground personnel of the 44th Bomb Group conduct repairs to the B-24 Liberator they fly, (serial number 41-24229) nicknamed "Buzzin' Bear...
General George Stratemeyer, Colonel Johnson, Major Howard Moore and Lieutenant R.I. Brown look at a B-24 Liberator, whilst conducting an inspection of the 44th Bomb Group base at Shipdham. 21 April 1943. Official Photograph: Caption printed on front of image: '(GPR-26-15-44)( 21-4-43)( INSPECTING GEN. & MAJ MOORE) Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Left to right- General Statemeyer Col Johnson Howard Moore Lt. R. I. Brown ACFT - Supy Q - note another ACFT with Q on trail in background I am still certain the

FRE 654

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 654
  • Description: General George Stratemeyer, Colonel Leon Johnson, Major Howard Moore and Lieutenant Robert I Brown look at a B-24 Liberator, whilst conducting an...