Wayne E Briggs

Military
Personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (VK-D, serial number 41-24577) nicknamed "Hell's Angels" and Molesworth. Image stamped on reverse: 'Daily Sketch.'[stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'Hell's Angels and crew after her final mission. First bomber in the Eighth to fly 25 missions this original B-17F of 303rd BG was sent home to the US on a bonds tour. Molesworth personnel were allowed to autograph her as the photograph shows.' media-418367.jpg FRE 9504 Personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (VK-D, serial number 41-24577) nicknamed "Hell's Angels" and Molesworth. Image stamped on reverse: 'Daily Sketch.'[stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'Hell's Angels and crew after her final mission. First bomber in the Eighth to fly 25 missions this original B-17F of 303rd BG was sent home to the US on a bonds tour. Molesworth personnel were allowed to autograph her as the photograph shows.'

Standing Aircrew L-R: Johnson, Decamp, McElwain, McCord, Zeller, Briggs.
Groundcrew Kneeling L-R: Fabian Folmer, Edward West, John Kosilla, Kasmer Wegrzyn, Wilson Fairfield, Ernest Touhey. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 9504 - Personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (VK-D, serial number 41-24577) nicknamed "Hell's Angels" and Molesworth. Image stamped...

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Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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Personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (VK-D, serial number 41-24577) nicknamed "Hell's Angels" and Molesworth. Image stamped on reverse: 'Daily Sketch.'[stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'Hell's Angels and crew after her final mission. First bomber in the Eighth to fly 25 missions this original B-17F of 303rd BG was sent home to the US on a bonds tour. Molesworth personnel were allowed to autograph her as the photograph shows.'

Object number: FRE 9504 - Personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group with a B-17...