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A Normandy beachhead in October 1944, photographed by an airman of the 93rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Normandy beachhead 10/44.'

FRE 3788

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3788
  • Description: A Normandy beachhead in October 1944, photographed by an airman of the 93rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Normandy beachhead 10/44.'
Landing craft on a Normandy beach, photographed by an airman of the 93rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Landing craft & debris. Normandy area.'

FRE 3790

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3790
  • Description: Landing craft on a Normandy beach, photographed by an airman of the 93rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Landing craft & debris. Normandy...
A formation of P-47 Thunderbolts fly past a B-17 Flying Fortress (LL-B, serial number 41-24459) of the 91st Bomb Group. Passed for publication 11 Mar 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '18. A formation of Thunderbolt fighter planes flying over the tail of a Fortress bomber, at a U.S. Army Air Force station "somewhere in England". And March 11th 1943 PN.' On reverse: Planet News Ltd and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Print No: 252518.

FRE 3622

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3622
  • Description: A formation of P-47 Thunderbolts fly past a B-17 Flying Fortress (LL-B, serial number 41-24459) of the 91st Bomb Group. Passed for publication 11 Mar...
Three ground crew of the 353rd Fighter Group examine the armaments of P-47 Thunderbolt, serial number 42-76141, nicknamed "Mud N' Mules" by pilot Captain Dewey E. Newhart. Left to right they are: Private First Class Lloyd M. Hoover, Corporal Robert L. Thout and Staff Sergeant Lawrence Gamble. Printed caption on reverse: '51388 AC - P-47 Latest Threat....Cpl. Robert L. Thout (center) of Joilet, Ill., armament crew member explains to Pfc. Lloyd M. Hoover, (on bike) of Mitchellvile, Ia., and S/Sgt. Lawrence

FRE 384

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 384
  • Description: Three ground crew of the 353rd Fighter Group examine the armaments of P-47 Thunderbolt, serial number 42-76141, nicknamed "Mud N' Mules" by pilot...
Two B-24J Liberators (YM-I and YM-W) of the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group fly through heavy flak over Germany. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24J's of 93rd BG/330 BS flying through flak on the way to Misturg. 1043/RF: 93BG - encounters heavy flak on way to Misturg.'

FRE 3772

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3772
  • Description: Two B-24J Liberators (YM-I and YM-W) of the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group fly through heavy flak over Germany. Handwritten caption on reverse:...
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-72869) of the 93rd Bomb Group used as a flight assembly ship. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 D-165-CO. (42-72869). Assembly Ship. Mike Bailey.'

FRE 3771

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3771
  • Description: A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-72869) of the 93rd Bomb Group used as a flight assembly ship. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 D-165-CO. (42...
Ground crew of the 353rd Fighter Group fix a bomb to the undercarriage of a P-47 Thunderbolt. Left to right they are: Master Sergeant Clarence W. Riffer, Sergeant Thomas Zetterval and Corporal Dave Winner. This photograph was taken at Metfield air base where the 353rd Fighter Group were stationed between 3 August 1943 and 12 April 1944. Passed for publication 4 December 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S. Fighters Now Carry Bombs. Photo shows: Bombing up a Thunderbolt P.47 at a U.S. Army Air Force sta

FRE 380

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 380
  • Description: Ground crew of the 353rd Fighter Group fix a bomb to the undercarriage of a P-47 Thunderbolt. Left to right they are: Master Sergeant Clarence W...
The burning wreckage of a B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '93rd BG.'

FRE 3780

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3780
  • Description: The burning wreckage of a B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '93rd BG.'
The burning wreckage of a B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group that crashed on take-off at Hardwick airbase on the 3rd of March 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '406/RF WD 193. 93 BG - B-24 crash on take off causing bomb load explosion. Hardwick. T/O at woods. 299939 3/3/44 Lt. Sneddar. SE side [three words unreadable] crew okay. Bombs exploded after land.'

FRE 3779

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3779
  • Description: The burning wreckage of a B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group that crashed on take-off at Hardwick airbase on the 3rd of March 1944. Handwritten...
Two B-17 Flying Fortresses (LG-V, serial number 42-29711) and (LL-A, serial number 42-3073) of the 91st Bomb Group with an RAF Spitfire. Image via Merle Olmstead. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Sept 1943. LG-V, 42-29711, ex-94BG, 322nd BS. LL-A, 42-3073, 401st BS. 91st B.G. Photos probably at Whitchurch.'

FRE 3610

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3610
  • Description: Two B-17 Flying Fortresses (LG-V, serial number 42-29711) and (LL-A, serial number 42-3073) of the 91st Bomb Group with an RAF Hurricane. Image via...
A C-47 Skytrain (CJ-A, serial number 42-24022) of the 71st Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group is loaded with blood to be delivered to France. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'SC 276702. Believed Aldermaston, but could be Greenham.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Dava Still Media Depository, Bldg. 168, N.D.W., Washington, D.C., 20374. SDAN: SC 276702. Date: 06/12/44. Savrin: Service ID: ETO-SOS-44-599. Photographer: Holt. England...At a landing field in England, a critical cargo of whole blood

FRE 3401

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3401
  • Description: A C-47 Skytrain (CJ-A, serial number 42-24022) of the 71st Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group is loaded with blood to be delivered to...
Sergeant Lewis Simpson, of the 91st Bomb Group, a mission marking onto the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5077) nicknamed "Delta Rebel No. 2". Printed caption on reverse: 'A Fighting "Rebel" of the United States Air Force. A successful veteran of the United States Army Air Force in the country in the Flying Fortress "Delta Rebel", which with its crew under Lieut. C.E. Cliburn, of Hazlehurst, Mississippi, has taken part in 22 daylight raids on enemy territory, including the recent attack

FRE 3606

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3606
  • Description: Sergeant Lewis Simpson, of the 91st Bomb Group, a mission marking onto the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5077) nicknamed "Delta...
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-109816) nicknamed "War Goddess" of the 93rd Bomb Group Handwritten caption on reverse: '93rd B.G., 8th Air Force. 487BG?{BS?} 2100306?' Second handwritten on reverse: "Early Consolidated built B-24J's could be identified by the nose turret, lack of nose wheel doors and low position pilot heads. Note armour plate panel with bomb symbols beneath cockpit window."

FRE 3764

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3764
  • Description: The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-109816) nicknamed "War Goddess" of the 93rd Bomb Group Handwritten caption on reverse: '93rd B.G...
A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Hellzapoppin' II" of the 93rd Bomb Group Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hellzapoppin' II, landing, N, 93 BG.'

FRE 3765

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3765
  • Description: A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Hellzapoppin' II" of the 93rd Bomb Group Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hellzapoppin' II, landing, N, 93 BG.'
A B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group used as a flight assembly ship. Handwritten caption on reverse: '93BG.'

FRE 3761

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3761
  • Description: A B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group used as a flight assembly ship. Handwritten caption on reverse: '93BG.'
From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, sit on the bonnet of a jeep at Duxford air base. Passed for publication 28 October 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'Thunderbolts - the "Guardian Angels" of Flying Fortresses. Here are pictures of Thunderbolts P-47s, the famous American fighter planes, which escort Flying Fortresses on their daylight missions over Occupied Europe. Pho

FRE 282

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 282
  • Description: From left to right: Captain Walker L. Boone, Flight Officer Manuel S. Martinez and Flight Officer Gerry E. Brasher, pilots of the 82nd Fighter...
Roy Loyless a tail gunner of the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group in position inside his B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Qualified Quail". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Fall 1944. Roy Loyless, Tail Gunner, "Qualified Quail".'

FRE 3602

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3602
  • Description: Roy Loyless a tail gunner of the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group in position inside his B-17G Flying Fortress nicknamed "Qualified Quail"...
A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group led by Lieutenant John J Askins, with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Qualified Quail". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew of "Qualified Quail", Triangle-A, LL-K, Back Row: L to R; Antony Delaporto, Navigator; John J. Askins, Pilot; Randal Archer, Co-Pilot; Paul Collier, Bombardier. Front Row: Roger Armstron[g], Radio; Rob[er]t Webb, Ball Gunner; Hilmer Beicker, Engineer; Ralph Azevedo, Armorer/Gunner; Roy Loyless, Tail Gunner.

FRE 3601

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3601
  • Description: A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group led by Lieutenant John J Askins, with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Qualified Quail". Handwritten caption...
C-47 Skytrains of the 315th Troop Carrier Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'C-47 Skytrain. 315 TCG over Lincolnshire. C-47 before 1944.'

FRE 3396

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3396
  • Description: C-47 Skytrains of the 315th Troop Carrier Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'C-47 Skytrain. 315 TCG over Lincolnshire. C-47 before 1944...
Hamm in Germany, photographed from the bomb bay of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Qualified Quail" of the 91st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Fall 1944 - 91st Bomb Grp. Just before bombs away in "Qualified Quail".' Printed on reverse: 'On the bomb run Hamm, 91st Bomb Grp, 401st Sqd., Fall 1944.'

FRE 3600

  • Media Type: Image
  • Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection
  • Object Number: FRE 3600
  • Description: Hamm in Germany, photographed from the bomb bay of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Qualified Quail" of the 91st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on...