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A ball turret from a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group falls into the sea after breaking off the aircraft.

FRE 1585

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1585
  • Description: A ball turret from the B-17 Flying Fortress "SPOT REMOVER" s/n: 42-30246 of the 390th Bomb Group, 570th Squadron falls into the sea after being...
Dutch civillians examine the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97983) that has crash landed near Hoorn. First handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hoorn 7-7-44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Zwanenburg.'

FRE 1583

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1583
  • Description: Dutch civillians examine the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97983) that has crash landed near Hoorn. First handwritten...
Armourers of the 390th Bomb Group prepare fire bombs. Printed caption on reverse: '71440 AC- Armourers of the 390th Bomb Group prepare fire bombs for loading on Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" at an 8th Air Force base in England. US Air Force Photo.'

FRE 1581

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1581
  • Description: Armourers of the 390th Bomb Group prepare fire bombs. Printed caption on reverse: '71440 AC- Armourers of the 390th Bomb Group prepare fire bombs for...
Ground crew of the 390th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ground Crew.'

FRE 1582

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1582
  • Description: Ground crew of the 390th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ground Crew.'
Ground personnel of the 390th Bomb Group attend to the B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30246) nicknamed "Spot Remover", which has belly landed. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Spot Remover.'

FRE 1580

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1580
  • Description: Ground personnel of the 390th Bomb Group attend to the B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30246) nicknamed "Spot Remover", which has belly landed...
Ground crew of the 390th Bomb Grop with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ground Crew.'

FRE 1577

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1577
  • Description: Ground crew of the 390th Bomb Grop with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Ground Crew.'
Personnel of the 42nd Infantry ("Rainbow") Division present a captured Nazi Flag to the 305th Bomb Group at a ceremony. Image via Collins. Handwritten caption on reverse: 5/45, Schweinfurt Flag ceremony, 305 BG.'

FRE 1124

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1124
  • Description: Personnel of the 42nd Infantry ("Rainbow") Division present a captured Nazi Flag to the 305th Bomb Group at a ceremony. Image via Collins. Handwritten...
A bomber crew of the 305th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31342) nicknamed "Boeing's Best". A Veteran has written on the reverse: 'My Crew Tourangeau 2nd from left, bottom row.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Boeings Best.'

FRE 1130

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1130
  • Description: A bomber crew of the 305th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31342) nicknamed "Boeing's Best". A Veteran has written on the...
Two airmen of the 305th Bomb group stand beneath an engine of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31342) nicknamed "Boeing's Best" with a missing propellor. A Veteran has written on reverse: 'Tourangeau left navigator Boeing's Best. Note! Missing fan.'

FRE 1129

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1129
  • Description: Two airmen of the 305th Bomb group stand beneath an engine of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31342) nicknamed "Boeing's Best" with a missing...
Three airmen of the 301st Bomb Group with a jeep and an A-20 Havoc. Handwritten caption on reverse: '3/3/43.'

FRE 1121

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1121
  • Description: Three airmen of the 301st Bomb Group with a jeep and an A-20 Havoc. Handwritten caption on reverse: '3/3/43.'
Captain Aleen V. Martini, of the 305th Bomb Group, tells the press about his last raid. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press Agency.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'Fortress Raid. Censor No. 266822. At a Fortress Station somewhere in England, the big bombing groups go out for their daylight sweeps. The ground crews "sweat it out" waiting for their return. These pictures show some of the details of a return. Keystone Photo shows: Capt. Allen V. Martini, of 45 Manor Drive, San Francisco, Cal. sho

FRE 1118

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1118
  • Description: Captain Allen V. Martini, of the 305th Bomb Group, tells the press about his last raid. Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press Agency.' [stamp]...
Ground personnel of the 305th Bomb Group fit a new engine on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamoped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication [no date]' [stamp]. A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed. Handwritten caption on reverse:' 29/6/43.'

FRE 1119

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1119
  • Description: Ground personnel of the 305th Bomb Group fit a new engine on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamoped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for...
Colonel Henry G. Macdonald, of the 305th Bomb Group, in flight gear in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Printed caption on reverse: 'Photo Officer, 8th Air Force - An 8th Air Force Photo. AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE BOMBER STATION, ENGLAND, Colonel Henry G. MacDonald of 111 Green Street, San Francisco, California, commanding officer of the 305th Bombardment Group, has just returned from landing the Flying Fortress of the First Air Division in the Eighth Air Force attack on German Army headquarters and training st

FRE 1122

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1122
  • Description: Colonel Henry G. Macdonald, of the 305th Bomb Group, in flight gear in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Printed caption on reverse: 'Photo Officer...
First Lieutenant Mokler and his crew of the 305th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Printed caption on reverse: '1st Lt. Mokler and crew of the 305th bomb Gp., are shown beside a B-17 Flying Fortress. 22 November 1942. England (GP-64A). U.S. Air Force Photo.'

FRE 1114

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1114
  • Description: First Lieutenant Lynn H Mokler and his crew of the 305th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (WF-B, serial number 41-24590) Printed caption on...
Personnel of the 42nd Infantry ("Rainbow") Division present a captured Nazi Flag to the 305th Bomb Group. Inscription on flag: 'To the 8th Air Force. The Rainbow has avenged your losses at Schweinfurt.' Printed caption on reverse: ''71066 AC - The Nazi flag captured by the Rainbow Division presented to the 8th Air Force is examined by men of the 305th Bomb Group based in England.'

FRE 1115

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1115
  • Description: Personnel of the 42nd Infantry ("Rainbow") Division present a captured Nazi Flag to the 305th Bomb Group. Inscription on flag: 'To the 8th Air Force...
A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group flies over Brest whilst bombing a U-boat base. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 16 March 1943.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH: (AIR MINISTRY) Crown Copyright Reserved. C.3450. (Picture issued 1943) U.S. Fortress over Brest - much bombed Atlantic U-Boat Base. Picture shows: A Flying Fortress of U.S. Bomber Command over Brest. Brest is one of the principal German U-boat bases on the French Atlantic coast, and

FRE 1111

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1111
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group flies over Brest whilst bombing a U-boat base. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 16...
A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group fly above the clouds on their way to Norway. B-17F (BN-T, serial number 41-24561) nicknamed "The Duchess", of the 359th Bomb Squadron, is visible in the foreground. Printed caption on reverse: ' 67417 USAF - Flying high above a blanket of fleecy clouds, a formation of 8th Air Force Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" drones steadily on towards the target somewhere in Norway on 16 November 1943. Air Force Photo.'

FRE 1104

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1104
  • Description: A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group fly above the clouds on their way to Norway. B-17F (BN-T, serial number 41-24561) nicknamed...
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 10 Sept 1943.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '6/9/43.'

FRE 1105

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1105
  • Description: B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 10 Sept 1943.'...
A B-17 Flying Fortress (BN-U, serial number 42-5177) nicknamed "Fast Woman (Fast Worker II)". Image via Pete Bowens.

FRE 1100

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1100
  • Description: A B-17 Flying Fortress (BN-U, serial number 42-5177) nicknamed "Fast Woman (Fast Worker II)". Image via Pete Bowens.
Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5081) nicknamed "Luscious Lady". Image stamped on reverse: 'US Official Photographs.' [stamp], 'Keystone Press.' [stamp] and 'Sacred.' [stamp] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse, however this has been removed.

FRE 1092

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 1092
  • Description: Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5081) nicknamed "Luscious Lady". Image stamped on reverse:...