media-380128.jpg FRE 1373 Personnel of the 385th Bomb Group plan a raid. Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 6 Nov 1943.' [stamp] and '291703.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ' US AIR FORCE IN GREAT DAYLIGHT OFFENSIVE ON EUROPE. The great daylight offensive on Europe continues, targets in Germany, France and Belgium being attacked by great formations of the Bombers and fighters from the US Army Air Force and the RAF. Photo shows: Planning the raid at an operational station somewhere in Britain. Left to right seated: Lieut. Fred D. Albert, of Brinz N.Y., navigator, Lieut. Tom Betow of Marion, Wisconsin, bombardier: Lieut. Col. Vandevanter, Major James H. Lewis, of Boston, Mass.: senior combat intelligence officer. Left to right standing. Tech Sgt. Walter Clowniuk, of Detroit, Mich.: radio gunner: Tech Sgt. Darwin Mushrush of Castaque, Pa.: top turret gunner and engineer; Lieut. Theodore J. Kleuser, of Little Rock, Ark. co-pilot and Lieut. Ruel Weikert of Dayton Ohio, pilot and commander of the plane. NC 6th Nov 1943. PN.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection