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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...
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 6831

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6831
  • 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...
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 6838

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6838
  • 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...
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B-17 landing.'

FRE 6839

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6839
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "$5 With Breakfast" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '$5 & Breakfast [sic] B17 Eye.'

FRE 6836

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6836
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "$5 With Breakfast" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer...
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Love Em All B-17 490 BG.'

FRE 6837

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6837
  • Description: The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8698) nicknamed "Love 'Em! All" of the 490th Bomb Group. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico...
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye, guided from the mobile control tower. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic officer 490th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B-17 Landing.'

FRE 6834

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6834
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group lands at Eye, guided from the mobile control tower. Image by Captain Arnold Delmonico, photographic...
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group taxies along the runway at Eye. Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '485???, taxying Eye.'

FRE 6835

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6835
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 490th Bomb Group taxies along the runway at Eye. Image via Mark Brown, AFA Written on slide casing: '485???, taxying Eye...
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 6832

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 6832
  • 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...
An ironic sign in the middle of a battle damaged area of Munster photographed by an airman of the 406th Fighter Group, April 1945. Image via John Quincy.

FRE 7443

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7443
  • Description: An ironic sign in the middle of a battle damaged area of Munster photographed by an airman of the 406th Fighter Group, April 1945. Image via John...
Crew tents of the 406th Fighter Group at Ashford. Image via John Quincy.

FRE 7417

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7417
  • Description: Crew tents of the 406th Fighter Group at Ashford. Image via John Quincy.
The rigging of the "Lucius Q. C. Lamar" transport ship, carrying personnel of the 406th Fighter Group to Normandy as part of a naval convoy. Image via John Quincy.

FRE 7418

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7418
  • Description: The rigging of the "Lucius Q. C. Lamar" transport ship, carrying personnel of the 406th Fighter Group to Normandy as part of a naval convoy. Image via...
A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 406th Fighter Group flies low over fellow P-47s.

FRE 7415

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7415
  • Description: Yellow-nosed P-47 Thunderbolts of the 512th Fighter Squadron, 406th Fighter Group fly low over blue-nosed P-47s of the 514th Fighter Squadron and a UC...
A Jeep, belonging to Lieutenant John Quincy of the 406th Fighter Group, in a convoy of vehicles en route to Southampton. July 1944. Image via John Quincy.

FRE 7416

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7416
  • Description: A Jeep, belonging to Lieutenant John Quincy of the 406th Fighter Group, in a convoy of vehicles en route to Southampton. July 1944. Image via John...
An anti aircraft gun post at the 406th Fighter Group base at Ashford. Image via John Quincy.

FRE 7419

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7419
  • Description: An anti aircraft gun post at the 406th Fighter Group base at Ashford. Image via John Quincy. This is NOT ALG 417 RAF Ashford. The background...
Ammunition and ordnance belonging to the 406th Fighter Group, stored beneath camouflage netting at Ashford. Image via Stan Wyglendowski.

FRE 7420

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7420
  • Description: Ammunition and ordnance belonging to the 406th Fighter Group, stored beneath camouflage netting at Ashford. Image via Stan Wyglendowski.
P-47 Thunderbolts of the 406th Fighter Group take off.

FRE 7413

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7413
  • Description: P-47 Thunderbolts of the 406th Fighter Group take off.
Two P-47 Thunderbolts of the 406th Fighter Group start their engines whilst ground personnel work on the engine of a third P-47.

FRE 7414

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7414
  • Description: Two P-47Ds of the 514th Fighter Squadron (blue nose trim), 406th Fighter Group start their engines whilst ground personnel work on the engine of a...
A battle damaged Messerschmitt Bf-110. A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 406th Fighter Group is in the background.

FRE 7411

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7411
  • Description: A battle damaged Messerschmitt Me-110. A P-47 Thunderbolt of the 514th Fighter Squadron (blue nose trim), 406th Fighter Group is in the background...
Airmen of the 406th Fighter Group inspect a P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Skirty Bert III".

FRE 7412

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 7412
  • Description: Airmen of the 406th Fighter Group inspect P-47D serial 44-20096 "Skirty Bert III," assigned to the 514th Fighter Squadron.