B-17 Crew Gatherings

Historic photographs of WWII bomber crews by their B-17 Flying Fortress planes, capturing camaraderie and military life during the war.

Lt. Basler And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Uss Aliquippa'. England, 12 October 1943.

Lt. Poole And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 9 Dec. 1944.

Lt. Pluemer And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, Ridgewell, Essex County, England. 24 February 1944.

Crew Of The 401St Bomb Group Poses In Front Of A Boeing B-17 At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. The Group Includes' Meschke, Farmer, Larson, Guess, Priest, Pico And Manchak.

Ground Personnel Of The 379Th Bomb Group, Pose Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Ole Bassar" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 10 November 1943.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sons O' Satan' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 13 August 1943.

Lt. Sample And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 2 September 1944.

Lt. Cook And Crew Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 1 July 1944.

Lt. R.M. Nichols And Crew Of The 324Th Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Just Plain Lonesome'. England, 4 April 1944.

Lt. Smith And Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 'Sweet Pea'. England, 21 July 1944.

Lt. Basler And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Uss Aliquippa'. England, 12 October 1943.

Lt. Nicolaisen And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 16 March 1945.

Lt. C.A. White And Crew Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 20 February 1945.

Lt. G. Boxberger And Crew Of The 863Th Bomb Sq. 493Rd Bomb Group (H), 8Th Air Force, In Front Of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sweet Sue'. England, 26 October 1944.

Lt. Davidson And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Buzz Buggy'. England, 14 May 1944.

Lt. Bowen And Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Station 167, England. 9 May 1944.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Kall, Sweden, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 7 January 1945.

Lt. Elder And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 10 February 1944.

Lt. Cabral And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 'Flak Hack' Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Plane At Their Base In England On 15 October 1943.

Lt. Sims And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, England, 27 December 1944.

Lt. S. Ligino And Crew Of The 303Rd Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Little Tush". England, 7 July 1944.

Crew Members Of The 458Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 At An 8Th Air Force Base Somewhere In England.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Orly Airdrome, France, Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 19 May 1944.

Lt. Rasmussen And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 14 March 1944.

Lt. John Klotz And Crew Of The 324Th Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The Liberty Belle". England, 10 May 1944.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Soest, Germany, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 4 December 1944.

Lt. Thompson And Crew Of The 614Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 22 March 1945.

Crew Of The 562Nd Bomb Squadron, 388Th Bomb Group, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Joho's Jokers'. England 9 April 1944. Left To Right; S/Sgt. Eugene J. Benson, Austin, Minnesota; T/Sgt. William J. Lazar, Herminie, Penn. S/Sgt. Edward H. Leona

Lt. Schleifer And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group, Are Shown Beside The B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Ka-Lang'. 28 April 1944. England.

Lt. Bowen And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Flagship'. England, 26 July 1944.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Couronne, France, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". 303Rd Bomb Group. England 8 August 1944.

Capt. Haskett And Crew Of The 615Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 6 September 1944.

Lead Crew On Bombing Missions To Berlin, Germany, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 19 May 1944.

Lt. Dunker And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 4 April 1944.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 14 March 1945.

Lt. Mcilerath And Crew Of The 615Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 4 September 1944.

Lt. Grisham And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 25 August 1944.

Lt. Gravelle And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 2 September 1944.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Solinger, Germany, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 1 December 1943.

Lt. Hoagland And Crew Of The 860Th Bomb Sq. 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The Tribe". England, 29 March 1945.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 29 September 1944.

Lt. Vermeer And Crew Of The 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 19 June 1944.

Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Boeing B-17 At An Air Base Somewhere In England. 12 May 1945.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England.

Colonel Kelly And Crew Of The Martin B-26 'Son-Of-Satan' Pose By The Plane At The 386Th Bomb Group Base In Great Dunmow, Essex, England.

Major Crosby And Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 10 March 1945.

Capt. Cushman And Crew Of The 613Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, In Front Of A Boeing B1-7 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 23 October 1944.

Crew Members Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 Somewhere In England. 13 November 1944.

Lt. Shoenthal And Crew Of The 863Th Bomb Sq. 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 30 October 1944, England.

Lt. Amo With Air And Ground Crews Of The 366Th Bomb Squadron, 305Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Ole' Miss Destry". 2 July 1944, England.

Crew Members Of The 793Rd Bomb Squadron, 468Th Bomb Group Beside Their Boeing B-29 'Totin To Tokyo Ii' At An Airbase Somewhere In India.

Lt. Bartley And Crew Of The 401St Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 28 August 1944.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Flying Jenny' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 24 July 1943.

Lt. Shope And Crew Of The 427Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 18 July 1943.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 31 August 1943.

A Crew Of The 11Th Bomb Squadron, 341St Bomb Group, Poses Beside Their North American B-25 "The Saint" At An Airfield Somewhere In China, 2 February 1943. They Are: Lt. C.H. Hagan, Jacksonville, Florida, Pilot Lt. C.L. Bingham, Spanish Fork, Utah, Co-Pil

Captain Gamble And Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Augsburg, Germany, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 358Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 25 February 1944.

Crew Members Of The 753Rd Bomb Squadron, 458Th Bomb Group, Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 Somewhere In England. 13 November 1944.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Fatso' At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 24 March 1944.

Lt. Campbell And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group, Are Shown Beside A B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Stripped For Action'. 2 May 1944. England.

Lt. Nolan And Crew Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Of The 390Th Bomb Group Pose By Their Plane At Their Base In England On 12 February 1945.

A Crew Of The 11Th Bomb Squadron, 341St Bomb Group, Poses Beside Their North American B-25 Plane "Texas Tornado Ii" At An Airfield Somewhere In China, 2 February 1943.

Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Hikin' For Home", England.

Lt. Viehman And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group, Are Shown Beside A B-17 Flying Fortress. 7 March 1944. England.

Lt. M. Proffitt And Crew Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 28 Feb. 1945.

Lt. Teubner And Crew Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". England, 26 December 1944.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 17 March 1944.

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A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England, 15 February 1944.

Lt. Henderson And Crew Of The 527Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 20 April 1945.

Lt. Stunf And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England.

Crew Members Of The 458Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 "Howling Banshee" At An 8Th Air Force Base Somewhere In England.

Crew Of Boeing B-29 (A/C 42-6291) Pose Beside Their Plane At An Air Base In China. 10 May 1944.

Lead Crew Of Bombing Mission To Attack The Bullay Railroad Bridge, Germany, Pose In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, England. 29 December 1944.

Operations Personnel Of The 18Th Combat Mapping Squadron, Pose Beside The North American B-25 'Bebe Eyes' On Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. August 1943. Aircraft Is A North American B-25D With A Camera Nose Installation Similar To That Used On The F-10 Ph

Part Of The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Fancy Nance' Crew Pose Beise Their Plane After A Raid On Nancy, France On 27 April 1944. They Are (Left To Right) Lt. Alexander Stokes, Co-Pilot; Lt. Eugene F. Lott, Bombardier; Lt. Donald Verne Mccallum, Intell

Crew Members Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 Somewhere In England. March 1945.

Lt. Graham And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 26 January 1945. England.

Lt. Butler And Crew Of The 360Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group Based In England, Pose In Front Of The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 29 August 1944.

Major Thomas And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Laura'. 23 March 1945, England.

Crew Members Of The 439Nd Troop Carrier Pose In Front Of A Douglas C-47 At An Airbase Somewhere In England. 29 July 1944.

Crew Members Of The 479Th Anti Submarine Group Pose By A Consolidated B-24 At An Air Base In St. Eval, England. 1943.

Lt. Bashor And Crew Of The 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 13 March 1945.

Crew 11 Of The 612Th Bomb Squadron, 401St Bomb Group, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 7 October 1944.

A Crew Of The 379Th Bomb Group Poses In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 23 April 1944.

Crew Of Boeing B-29 (A/C 42-6299) Pose Beside Their Plane At An Air Base In China. 10 May 1944.

Crew Members Of The 92Nd Bomb Group Pose Beside A Boeing B-17 At An Air Base Somewhere In France. 19 August 1945.

Crew Of A Martin B-26 'Crescendo' Of The 552Nd Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Pose By The Plane At Their Base In Great Dunmow, Essex, England On 1 September 1943.

Lt. R. Sharp And Crew Of The 493Rd Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 9 Jan. 1945, England.

Crew Members Of The 458Th Bomb Group Pose Beside A Consolidated B-24 "Star Dust" At An 8Th Air Force Base Somewhere In England.

A U.S. Air Force Heavy Bomber On A Patrol Flight Sighted And Sank A German Submarine Cruising In The Carribean. The Plane Was Piloted By Capt. Howard Burhanna, Jr., Of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Crew Members Included, Front Row, Left To Right: Cap

Lt. Borowski And Crew Of The 305Th Bomb Group Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 21 March 1945. England.

Lt. H.W. Supchak And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England.

Crew of Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Goon". On top of plane is T/Sgt. Arthur J. Benko and in cockpit is Capt. Samuel J. Skousen. Back row, left to right: T/Sgt. Robert M. Kirk; Lt. Ralph E. Bower, Jr.; T/Sgt. Archie L. Fleharty; and T/Sgt. William

Lt. Cordell And Crew Of The 436Th Bomb Squadron, 7Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Plane At An Air Base Somewhere In India.

Lt. Cavin And Crew Of The 490Th Bomb Group Pose Beside Their Consolidated B-24 At An 8Th Air Force Base In England. 21 March 1944.

Captain Wells And Other Fighter Pilots Of The 364Th Fighter Group, 67Th Fighter Wing, Pose Beside A North American P-51 At The 8Th Air Force Station F-375, Honnington, England. 14 July 1945.

Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Lutzkendorf, Germany, In Front A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 359Th Bomb Squadron, 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 9 February 1945.

Crew Of The 351St Bomb Group, England, 19 May 1944.

Lt. A.A. Malvik And Crew Of The 324Th Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Betty Lou's Buggy'. England, 12 March 1944.

Ground Crew Of The 381St Bomb Group In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" At 8Th Air Force Base 167, England. 16 July 1943.

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