Nice period photos of A-2's

[Micawber]

Wet A2's.

The crew of Mizpah II / Frisco Jenny of the 91st BG H after being picked up by fishermen, Bexhill On Sea September 6th 1943. Pilot William Cox was forced to ditch the aircraft just offshore after a raid on Stuttgart.

The aircraft was eventually beached and scrapped on site.

 

[Edward]

Pinks & Greens and Leather!

CREW 42-31914 BUTCH 326th Squadron, 92nd Bombardment Group.

Pilot: Bernard Rosenfeld
Co-pilot: Gerry Robson
Navigator: John Launius
Bombardier: Gene Metz
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Nicodemus
Radio Operator: Bill Petrie
Ball turret gunner: Claud Morehead
Waist gunner: Walt Wisniewski
Waist gunner: Ray Schuster
Tail gunner: Jim Cook

 

[Edward]

LT Hilfinger's Crew 486th BG
Standing (L to R): Pascual S. Robles (bg), William T. Hilfinger (P), Lester S. Towle (CP), Ulysses S. Miller (N), Hector J. Rosseau (B), George S. Keenan (NG). Kneeling (L to R): Thomas J. Browne (RO/WG), Mart T. McEndree (TG), Irving Sarrina (FE/WG), James J. Martelle (TG). (courtesy of Rebecca Robles, daughter of Pascual).

 

[B-Man2]

You could guess who the ball gunner was in that photo without looking at the name list .

 

[Grant]

Love the vibe of this photo - pure joy. I hope these guys were going home when this photo was taken. Thirty five missions!

 

[B-Man2]

Looks like a bunch of guys that you could find hanging out on a local corner or having a pint in the local pub.

 

[Edward]

no info

 

[B-Man2]

That would be a nice photo to colorize looks like one jacket is Russet and the other might be a Seal color.

 

[Pilot]

Thx. for sharing....
what always gets me, are some of the names...all German, not even modified...

 

[Edward]

Thx. for sharing....
what always gets me, are some of the names...all German, not even modified...

which is very American
I wonder what the Nazis thought about the American Jews bombing them...

 

[Pilot]

which is very American
I wonder what the Nazis thought about the American Jews bombing them...

Hate! was even triggering more hate...simply because the first victims as usual were not the one targeted, but civilians...The Nazi-Propaganda used this very widely...and generated the “never give up” will...plus some murdering of downed airmen....if the civies caught them prior the Feldgendarmerie ( Military-Police ) did.

 

[falcon_ib]

Another from Mrs. Aldaflak

 

[Edward]

#42-102688, Statement of Charges. January 3, 1945.

 

[B-Man2]

Some pretty trim guys in that photo..

 

[Grant]

Nice looking Aero being worn by a worker in Chicago, dated 1947. Makes me wonder if he could've been a former 477th BG or 332 FG crew. Photo by brilliant Magnum photographer, Wayne Miller.

 

[Smithy]

Really fantastic photo, thanks Grant!

 

[B-Man2]

There’s the graining we keep hoping to duplicate in a repro. Great photo!
Thanks.

 

[Micawber]

Wonderful photo including a nice jacket that's actually seen a bit of graft. I like that.

 

[Edward]

I think its fair to say we can certainly pick out the size 38 jackets in this bunch!
hell one looks like it may be a size 36! (now I'm gonna go to the gym and work on my shoulders some more lol!)

524Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, England 15 June 1944.

 

[B-Man2]

Couple of nice B-10s in there as well.