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The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37907) nicknamed "Carolina Moon" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Carolina Moon 78 ops.'

FRE 6797

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6797
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37907) nicknamed "Carolina Moon" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37907) nicknamed "Carolina Moon" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Carolina Moon 78 ops.'

FRE 6798

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6798
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37907) nicknamed "Carolina Moon" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico...
Fireworks at Eye, the home of the 490th Bomb Group, on VE Day. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'VE Day.'

FRE 6799

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6799
  • Description: Fireworks at Eye, the home of the 490th Bomb Group, on VE Day. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Goin' My Way" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Going My Way, at Eye.'

FRE 6793

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6793
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Goin' My Way" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38400) nicknamed "Alice Blue Gown" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Alice Blue Gown.'

FRE 6792

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6792
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38400) nicknamed "Alice Blue Gown" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico...
Fireworks at Eye, the home of the 490th Bomb Group, on VE Day.

FRE 6795

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6795
  • Description: Fireworks at Eye, the home of the 490th Bomb Group, on VE Day.
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.'

FRE 6794

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6794
  • 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...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-6893) nicknamed "Looky Looky" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Looky Looky.'

FRE 6791

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6791
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-6893) nicknamed "Looky Looky" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico...
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group starts her engines for take-off whilst other Fortresses line up. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group.

FRE 6818

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6818
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group starts her engines for take-off whilst other Fortresses line up. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico...
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 384th Bomb Group release bombs over the target during a mission. Image via Les Peterson. Handwritten on slide casing: '50 M bombing 24/12/44.'

FRE 6440

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6440
  • Description: B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 384th Bomb Group release bombs over the target during a mission. Image via Les Peterson. Handwritten on slide casing:...
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.'

FRE 6825

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6825
  • 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...
The bomb dump at Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group. A B-17 Flying Fortress can be seen in the background. Image via Mark Brown, AFA

FRE 6826

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6826
  • Description: The bomb dump at Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group. A B-17 Flying Fortress can be seen in the background. Image via Mark Brown, AFA
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38729) of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye.

FRE 6827

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6827
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38729) of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye.
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group takes off. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group.

FRE 6828

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6828
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group takes off. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group.
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.'

FRE 6821

  • 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.'

FRE 6822

  • 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.

FRE 6823

  • 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.'

FRE 6824

  • 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.'

FRE 6830

  • 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.'

FRE 6829

  • 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...