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Robert Sand of the 55th Fighter Group aboard LINCOLN STEFFINS, setting out from Liverpool on return to the United States. Image by Robert Sand, 55th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'On Liberty ship Lincoln Steffins heading out of Liverpool bay to an uncertain future in the US.'

FRE 10612

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10612
  • Description: Robert Sand of the 55th Fighter Group aboard LINCOLN STEFFINS, setting out from Liverpool on return to the United States. Image by Robert Sand, 55th...
The remains of a crashed 452nd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37950) nicknamed "Dinah Might". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Dinah Might, 452BG.' On reverse: Dutch 'Rijksdienst Voor De Ijsselmeerpolders' Copyright [Stamp].

FRE 10923

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10923
  • Description: The remains of a crashed 452nd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37950) nicknamed "Dinah Might". Handwritten caption on reverse:...
An armourer of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group in Tunisia with Lieutenant J. Driscoll in 1943. Handwritten on slide casing: 'Armorer, 586 Bomb Sq.'

FRE 10817

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10817
  • Description: An armourer of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group in Tunisia with Lieutenant J. Driscoll in 1943. Handwritten on slide casing: 'Armorer, 586...
A policeman at Billingsgate. Image by Robert Sand, 55th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'Billingsgate Policeman.'

FRE 10611

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10611
  • Description: A policeman at Billingsgate. Image by Robert Sand, 55th Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: 'Billingsgate Policeman.'
A remote-controlled drone protoype based on a B-17 Flying Fortress airframe takes off from Hilo Naval Air Station in Hawaii on the 6th of August 1946 to fly to Muroc Army Air Field, California, remotely controlled by USAF personnel nearby. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Prototype.' Printed caption on reverse: '60717 USAF - Pilotless Aircraft Starts 2600-Mile Flight (Photo 1 of 4). A crewless B-17 Flying Fortress "Drone" aircraft starts its record-breaking 2,600-mile flight from Hilo Naval Air Station, H

FRE 10926

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10926
  • Description: A remote-controlled drone protoype based on a B-17 Flying Fortress airframe takes off from Hilo Naval Air Station in Hawaii on the 6th of August 1946...
Lieutenant J. Driscoll, of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, at the ruins of Ancient Carthage in Tunisia, sometime in 1943. Handwritten on slide casing: 'Carthage, Tunisia, 1943.'

FRE 10812

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10812
  • Description: Lieutenant J. Driscoll, of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, at the ruins of Ancient Carthage in Tunisia, sometime in 1943. Handwritten on...
Crowds gather around a prototype of the B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number X-41-3322) at its unveiling. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Prototype.'

FRE 10925

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10925
  • Description: Crowds gather around a prototype of the B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number X-41-3322) at its unveiling. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Prototype.'
8th Air Force veteran E.F. Wilson with a small gathering of friends at a servicemen's rest home in Devon, in April 1945. Handwritten on slide casing: 'E.F. Wilson.'

FRE 10811

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10811
  • Description: 8th Air Force veteran E.F. Wilson with a small gathering of friends at Knighthayes Court, Devon, in April 1945. Handwritten on slide casing: 'E.F...
A labelled diagram showing the increased armaments and armour of the YB-40 modification of the B-17 Flying Fortress airframe.

FRE 10928

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10928
  • Description: A labelled diagram showing the increased armaments and armour of the YB-40 modification of the B-17 Flying Fortress airframe.
Lieutenant J. Driscoll, of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, with the armament section of his Squadron whilst in Tunisia in 1943. There are B-29 Superfortresses in the background. Handwritten on slide casing: '566th B. Sq. Armament Section.'

FRE 10814

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10814
  • Description: Lieutenant J. Driscoll, of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, with the armament section of his Squadron whilst in Tunisia in 1943. There are B...
A technical diagram of the design layout of a YB-40, the gunship modification to the B-17 Flying Fortress airframe.

FRE 10927

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10927
  • Description: A technical diagram of the design layout of a YB-40, the gunship modification to the B-17 Flying Fortress airframe.
Lieutenant J. Driscoll, of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, stands in the ruins of Ancient Carthage in Tunisia, sometime in 1943. Handwritten on slide casing: 'Carthage, 1943.'

FRE 10813

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10813
  • Description: Lieutenant J. Driscoll, of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, stands in the ruins of Ancient Carthage in Tunisia, sometime in 1943...
Private First Class William Archer uses a British-made teleprinter to send out field orders to USAAF Bomb Groups from Brampton Grange airbase, the headquarters of the 8th Air Force's 1st Air Division. Passed for publication 2 Feb 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Teleprinter operators send out Field Orders, PFC William Archer uses a British machine at Brampton Grange, Station No. 103, HQ 1 Air Div.' P On reverse: US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamp]. Printed caption attached

FRE 10930

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10930
  • Description: Private First Class William Archer uses a British-made teleprinter to send out field orders to USAAF Bomb Groups from Brampton Grange , the...
Ground officers of the 305th Bomb Group watch a formation of their Group's B-17 Flying Fortresses fly over the airfield when returning from a raid in late May 1943. Passed for publication 31 May 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Fortress Raid. At a Fortress station somewhere in England the big bombing groups go out for their day-light sweeps. The ground crews "sweat it out" waiting for their return. These pictures show some of the details of a return. Picture Shows:- 7- Ground officers watch the planes c

FRE 10401

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10401
  • Description: Ground officers of the 305th Bomb Group watch a formation of their Group's B-17 Flying Fortresses fly over the airfield when returning from a raid in...
A formation of B-17 Flying Fortresses fly over Folkestone while returning from a raid. Printed caption on reverse: 'Folkestone Herald, The Bayle, Folkestone. The "Forts" return from an operation across the Channel ... a sky study over Folkestone.' Censor no: 303864. On reverse: US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

FRE 10929

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10929
  • Description: A formation of B-17 Flying Fortresses fly over Folkestone while returning from a raid. Printed caption on reverse: 'Folkestone Herald, The Bayle...
A 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (WD-U, serial number 42-106438) at Dübendorf airbase in 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-106438, Dübendorf, 1944.'

FRE 10210

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10210
  • Description: A 335th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group P-51 Mustang (WD-U, serial number 42-106438) at Dübendorf airbase in 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse...
US Correspondent William Shirer (middle, with glasses) meets the 40-mission veteran 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "We The People" and its crew. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'William Shirer Sees Veteran Flying Fortress "We The People". Famous U.S. Correspondent William Shirer, whose book on Germany was a great success, visited a U.S. Flying Fortresses[sic] station in England where he saw the veteran plane "We The People" which has carried out 40 missions.

FRE 10403

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10403
  • Description: US Correspondent William Shirer (middle, with glasses) meets the 40-mission veteran 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "We The People"...
US Correspondent William Shirer (far left, with glasses) meets the 40-mission veteran 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "We The People" and its crew. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'William Shirer Sees Veteran Flying Fortress "We The People". Famous U.S. Correspondent William Shirer, whose book on Germany was a great success, visited a U.S. Flying Fortresses[sic] station in England where he saw the veteran plane "We The People" which has carried out 40 mission

FRE 10402

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10402
  • Description: US Correspondent William Shirer (far left, with glasses) meets the 40-mission veteran 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "We The People"...
Lieutenant J. Driscoll and the armament section of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group in Tunisia in 1943. Handwritten on slide casing: 'Armament section.'

FRE 10820

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10820
  • Description: Lieutenant J. Driscoll and the armament section of the 566th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group in Tunisia in 1943. Handwritten on slide casing:...
A P-51 Mustang ('7M') nicknamed "Little Honey" flying at low level.

FRE 10207

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10207
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang, coded ZM-Q, serial number 42-103358 and nicknamed "Little Honey" flying at low level. This is an F-6C of the 10th Photo Recon Group...