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Personnel of the 55th Fighter Group at a party. Handwritten on slide:"2-54"

FRE 5531

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5531
  • Description: Personnel of the 55th Fighter Group at a party. Handwritten on slide:"2-54" Associated caption from Sand File - "Line sweating out beer. May 11, 45"
A line-up of P-38 Lightning aircraft of the 55th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide:"1-67"

FRE 5533

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5533
  • Description: A line-up of P-38 Lightning aircraft of the 55th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide:"1-67"
A cat lying on a table strewn with playing cards. Image by Robert Sand, 55th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide:"1-64?"

FRE 5532

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5532
  • Description: A cat lying on a table strewn with playing cards. Image by Robert Sand, 55th Fighter Group. Handwritten on slide:"1-64?"
A B-26 Marauder of the 25th Bomb Group lands at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: '25 BG Mount Farm.'

FRE 5456

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5456
  • Description: A B-26 Marauder of the 25th Bomb Group lands at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing:...
A P-51 Mustang of the 55th Fighter Group in flight. Printed on slide"270297 J2H31457 19"

FRE 5539

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5539
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang of the 55th Fighter Group in flight. Printed on slide"270297 J2H31457 19"
A P-51 Mustang of the 55th Fighter Group in flight. Handwritten on slide:"CL-6" Printed on slide: "2270297 J2H31457 20"

FRE 5538

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5538
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang of the 55th Fighter Group in flight. Handwritten on slide:"CL-6" Printed on slide: "2270297 J2H31457 20"
Four airborne P-38 Lightning aircraft of the 55th Fighter Group Handwritten on slide:"IM213b 1-29"

FRE 5535

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5535
  • Description: Four airborne P-38 Lightning aircraft of the 55th Fighter Group Handwritten on slide:"IM213b 1-29"
Airmen of the 55th Fighter Group silhouetted against a sky streaked with vapour trails from aircraft. Handwritten on slide:"Sand"

FRE 5534

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5534
  • Description: Airmen of the 55th Fighter Group silhouetted against a sky streaked with vapour trails from aircraft. Handwritten on slide:"Sand"
Sun emerging through low cloud cover, 55th Fighter Group Handwritten on slide:"2-40"

FRE 5537

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5537
  • Description: Sun emerging through low cloud cover, 55th Fighter Group Handwritten on slide:"2-40"
Pilots and ground crew of the 55th Fighter Group. The P-51 Mustang in the background bears the squadron identifier code "CG" - this denotes it as from the 38th Fighter Squadron. Part of the letter G may be discerned on the aircraft in the foreground. Handwritten on slide:" John Landers by tail 2-34"

FRE 5536

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5536
  • Description: Pilots and ground crew of the 55th Fighter Group. The P-51 Mustang in the background bears the squadron identifier code "CG" - this denotes it as from...
The insignia of the 510th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group.

FRE 5120

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5120
  • Description: The insignia of the 510th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group.
A B-24 Liberator (RE-Y) of the 93rd Bomb Group in flight. Image via Amos Golisch, 93rd Bomb Group, Written on slide casing: 'RE-Y.'

FRE 5833

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5833
  • Description: A B-24 Liberator (RE-Y) of the 93rd Bomb Group in flight. Image via Amos Golisch, 93rd Bomb Group, Written on slide casing: 'RE-Y.'
The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

FRE 5117

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5117
  • Description: The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
The insignia of the 508th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group.

FRE 5118

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5118
  • Description: The insignia of the 508th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group.
The insignia of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group.

FRE 5119

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5119
  • Description: The insignia of the 509th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group.
Colonel David Schilling, Commanding Officer of the 56th Fighter Group - on board his P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. The nose art is the character "Hairless Joe" from the popular cartoon strip "Li'l Abner". Handwritten on slide:"Schilling a/c Brown/AFA"

FRE 5544

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5544
  • Description: Colonel David Schilling, Commanding Officer of the 56th Fighter Group - on board his P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft. The nose art is the character...
A B-17 Flying Fortress crashes at Thorpe Abbotts, home of the 100th Bomb Group. Image via 100th Bomb Group Association. Written on slide casing: 'B17, crash on Thorpe Abbotts 1/45. Written on duplicate slide: '452 BG 10/1/45 Bomb Dump Crash.'

FRE 6568

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6568
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress crashes at Thorpe Abbotts, home of the 100th Bomb Group. Image via 100th Bomb Group Association. Written on slide casing: 'B17...
A member of ground crew of the 56th Fighter Group cleaning a 0.50 calibre machine gun, the type fitted to P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft - a P-47 is in the background.The weapon has been rested upon a box which would have contaained the ammunition for a 0.50 calibre machine gun. Handwritten on slide:"63FS armourer M. Brown AFA"

FRE 5543

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5543
  • Description: A member of ground crew of the 56th Fighter Group cleaning a 0.50 calibre machine gun, the type fitted to P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft - a P-47 is in the...
A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft named "Josephine my flying machine". The aircraft was piloted by Lieutenant Leo Butiste, of the 62nd Fighter Squadron, 56th Fighter Group. The man standing by the aircraft is Crew Chief (C/C) Charles Grimes. Handwritten on slide:"Leo Battista [also known as Leo Buttiste] LM X 421199 Charles Grimes C/C" Printed on slide:"007 1997 16"

FRE 5542

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5542
  • Description: A P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft named "Josephine my flying machine". The aircraft was piloted by Lieutenant Leo Butiste, of the 62nd Fighter Squadron...
A captured Heinkel He 111. Subsequent to the German surrender in May 1945, this aircraft was allocated to the 56th Fighter Group,United States Eighth Air Force. Handwritten on slide:"56 Fg He 111 wa Battista Lt. Allbright 11" Printed on slide: "SEPT 1997 05"

FRE 5541

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 5541
  • Description: A captured Heinkel He 111. Subsequent to the German surrender in May 1945, this aircraft was allocated to the 56th Fighter Group,United States Eighth...