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A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses fly over a B-17 of the 490th Bomb Group that is taxiing along the runway at Eye. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'B17 landing.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6821
  • Description: A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses fly over a B-17 of the 490th Bomb Group that is taxiing along the runway at Eye. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written...
Ground personnel of the 490th Bomb Group work on a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94837 ) nicknamed "The Jinx 13". Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '294937, The Jinx, 848 BS.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6822
  • Description: Ground personnel of the 490th Bomb Group work on a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94837 ) nicknamed "The Jinx 13". Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written...
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group starts her engines before take-off. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6823
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group starts her engines before take-off. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8158) nicknamed "Bobby Sox" of the 490th Bomb Group.' Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Bobby Sox.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6824
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8158) nicknamed "Bobby Sox" by Master Sergeant Jay D Cowan of the 490th Bomb Group.' Image...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37894) nicknamed "Big Poison" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '337894, Big Poison.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6830
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37894) nicknamed "Big Poison" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico...
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38084) of the 490th Bomb Group in flight. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B17 490 BG, L, Fer.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6829
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38084) of the 490th Bomb Group in flight. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb...
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38084) of the 490th Bomb Group in flight. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B17 490 BG, L, Fer.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6831
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38084) of the 490th Bomb Group in flight. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Buggs Bunny" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Bugg's Bunny, 490 BG, Eye.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6838
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Buggs Bunny" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th...
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B-17 landing.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6839
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "$5 With Breakfast" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '$5 & Breakfast [sic] B17 Eye.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6836
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "$5 With Breakfast" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Love Em All B-17 490 BG.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6837
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico...
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye, guided from the mobile control tower. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B-17 Landing.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6834
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye, guided from the mobile control tower. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic...
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group taxies along the runway at Eye. Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '485???, taxying Eye.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6835
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group taxies along the runway at Eye. Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '485???, taxying Eye...
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group starts her engines before take-off. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '490 BG Love Em All on T/O.'
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6832
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group starts her engines before take-off. Image by Captain...
An ironic sign in the middle of a battle damaged area of Munster photographed by an airman of the 406th Fighter Group, April 1945. Image via John Quincy.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7443
  • Description: An ironic sign in the middle of a battle damaged area of Munster photographed by an airman of the 406th Fighter Group, April 1945. Image via John...
Crew tents of the 406th Fighter Group at Ashford. Image via John Quincy.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7417
  • Description: Crew tents of the 406th Fighter Group at Ashford. Image via John Quincy.
The rigging of the "Lucius Q. C. Lamar" transport ship, carrying personnel of the 406th Fighter Group to Normandy as part of a naval convoy. Image via John Quincy.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7418
  • Description: The rigging of the "Lucius Q. C. Lamar" transport ship, carrying personnel of the 406th Fighter Group to Normandy as part of a naval convoy. Image via...
A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 406th Fighter Group flies low over fellow P-47s.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7415
  • Description: Yellow-nosed P-47 Thunderbolts of the 512th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group fly low over blue-nosed P-47s of the 514th Fighter Squadron and a UC...
A Jeep, belonging to Lieutenant John Quincy of the 406th Fighter Group, in a convoy of vehicles en route to Southampton. July 1944. Image via John Quincy.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7416
  • Description: A Jeep, belonging to Lieutenant John Quincy of the 406th Fighter Group, in a convoy of vehicles en route to Southampton. July 1944. Image via John...
An anti aircraft gun post at the 406th Fighter Group base at Ashford. Image via John Quincy.
  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7419
  • Description: An anti aircraft gun post at the 406th Fighter Group base at Ashford. Image via John Quincy. This is NOT ALG 417 RAF Ashford. The background...