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A 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress takes off from Chelveston airbase to go on a raid. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresses station where hige[sic] bombers take off for the raids or return from their missions to be service

FRE 10412

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10412
  • Description: A 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress takes off from Chelveston airbase to go on a raid. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on...
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-9732) of the 305th Bomb Group taxiis on two of its engines as other B-17 Flying Fortresses fly in formation above. On reverse: Daily Graphic [Stamp].

FRE 10411

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10411
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-9732) of the 305th Bomb Group taxiis on two of its engines as other B-17 Flying Fortresses fly in formation...
An airman of the 4th Fighter Group in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang (QP-H) nicknamed "Sizzlin' Liz" at Debden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '402nd F.S., 370th F.G., 9th Air Force.'

FRE 10220

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10220
  • Description: An airman of the 4th Fighter Group in the cockpit of a P-51 Mustang (QP-H) nicknamed "Sizzlin' Liz" at Debden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '402nd...
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: 'Rest Home, Devon, 3 or 4/45.'

FRE 10810

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10810
  • 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: 'Rest...
A P-51 Mustang (QP-H) nicknamed "Sizzlin' Liz" of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group at Debden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '402nd F.S., 370th F.G., 9th Air Force.'

FRE 10219

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10219
  • Description: A P-51 Mustang (QP-H) nicknamed "Sizzlin' Liz" of the 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group at Debden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '402nd F.S...
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: 'Rest Home, Devon, 3[sic]/45. E.F. Wilson.'

FRE 10809

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10809
  • Description: 8th Air Force veteran E.F. Wilson with a small gathering of friends at a Knighthayes Court, Devon, in April 1945. Handwritten on slide casing: 'Rest...
Major, later Lieutenant-Colonel, George Ceuleer, with his P-51 Mustang (N2-D, serial number 44-72719) nicknamed "Constance" of the 383rd Fighter Squadron, 364th Fighter Group on the 25th of April 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col. Ceuleer's Gp. N2-D, serial number 44-72719, 25/4/45.'

FRE 10218

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10218
  • Description: Major, later Lieutenant-Colonel, George Ceuleer, with his P-51 Mustang (N2-D, serial number 44-72719) nicknamed "Constance" of the 383rd Fighter...
A 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (WF-O, serial number 42-29807) taxiis to take off from Chelveston airbase. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'KY-B.' Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresses station where

FRE 10430

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10430
  • Description: A 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (WF-O, serial number 42-29807) taxiis to take off from Chelveston airbase. Passed for...
Ground crew work on the engine of a 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (JJ-V, serial number 42-29641) nicknamed "Black Swan" at Chelveston airfield in late June 1943. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '229641.' Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Flying Fortresses Base In Britain. This series of pictures shows scenes at a U.S. air base in Britain where Flying Fortresses are repaired, the scars torn in their sides - the price of victorious combats - pa

FRE 10421

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10421
  • Description: Ground crew work on the engine of a 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (JJ-V, serial number 42-29641) nicknamed "Black Swan"...
305th Bomb Group personnel helping farmers near Chelveston airbase with the hay drive past a B-17 Flying Fortress of their Group. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'They Work For War And Peace: Yanks' Harvest In Shadow Of Great Bombers. U.S. soldiers stationed at a Flying Fortresses base somewhere in Britain in their off duty time are helping local farmers. This series of pictures provides a strange contrast: The men who feed Flying Fortresses with huge lethal bombs, this time

FRE 10422

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10422
  • Description: 305th Bomb Group personnel helping farmers near Chelveston airbase with the hay drive past a B-17 Flying Fortress of their Group. Passed for...
305th Bomb Group personnel helping farmers near Chelveston airbase with the hay drive past a B-17 Flying Fortress of their Group. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'They Work For War And Peace: Yanks' Harvest In Shadow Of Great Bombers. U.S. soldiers stationed at a Flying Fortresses base somewhere in Britain in their off duty time are helping local farmers. This series of pictures provides a strange contrast: The men who feed Flying Fortresses with huge lethal bombs, this time

FRE 10423

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10423
  • Description: 305th Bomb Group personnel helping farmers near Chelveston airbase with the hay drive past a B-17 Flying Fortress of their Group. Passed for...
305th Bomb Group personnel helping farmers near Chelveston airbase unload hay from a farmer's truck into his barn. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Yanks Help British Farmers In Haymaking. U.S. Army soldiers stationed in Britain at a U.S. Fortresses base in their off-duty time are helping local farmers in haymaking. This series of pictures shows them working in the fields, loading hay on lorries, and unloading it at the farmhouse. A glass of cool beer was a welcome reward fo

FRE 10424

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10424
  • Description: 305th Bomb Group personnel helping farmers near Chelveston airbase unload hay from a farmer's truck into his barn. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943...
305th Bomb Group personnel helping farmers near Chelveston airbase work off the back of a lorry, with a 365th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-O, serial number 42-29557) in the background. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'XK:O, 229557.' Printed caption on reverse: 'They Work For War And Peace: Yanks' Harvest In Shadow Of Great Bombers. U.S. soldiers stationed at a Flying Fortresses base somewhere in Britain in their off duty time are helping local farmers. This ser

FRE 10425

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10425
  • Description: 305th Bomb Group personnel helping farmers near Chelveston airbase work off the back of a lorry, with a 365th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (XK-O...
An overgrown airfield control tower visited after the end of the Second World War.

FRE 10833

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10833
  • Description: An overgrown airfield control tower visited after the end of the Second World War.
Small corrugated iron shelters, packed with ammunition crates. A 8th Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt is in the background.

FRE 10834

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10834
  • Description: Small corrugated iron shelters, packed with ammunition crates. A 8th Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt is in the background.
A Nissen hut at a 8th Air Force base with "The Piccadilly Club" and "For Sale" graffitied on.

FRE 10835

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10835
  • Description: A Nissen hut at a 8th Air Force base with "The Piccadilly Club" and "For Sale" graffitied on.
A crew briefing at an 8th Air Force airbase before a mission.

FRE 10836

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10836
  • Description: A crew briefing at an 8th Air Force airbase before a mission.
A ground crewman of the 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force on the tail of a P-51 Mustang.

FRE 10837

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10837
  • Description: A ground crewman of the 332nd Fighter Group, 15th Air Force on the tail of a P-51 Mustang.
An aerial photograph of Rivenhall airfield, home of the 9th Air Force's 363rd Fighter Group from January to April 1944. Handwritten on slide casing: '9th AF, 363 F.G.'

FRE 10838

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10838
  • Description: An aerial photograph of Rivenhall airfield, home of the 9th Air Force's 363rd Fighter Group from January to April 1944. Handwritten on slide casing:...
An aerial view of a USAAF airfield near the coast of England.

FRE 10839

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 10839
  • Description: An aerial view of a USAAF airfield near the coast of England.