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View thousands of World War II era photographs of aircraft, equipment, air races, bombing tests, and military personnel - at work and play. Photos are grouped by regional "war theater" and then alphabetically by category, including subjects as diverse as recreation, rescue, aircraft, and miscellaneous. Each sub-category reveals intriguing captions further identifying the photographs.
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- Publication Title:
- Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II
- Content Source:
- NARA
- Partner:
- NARA
- Record Group:
- 342
- Fold3 Publication Year:
- 2007
- Classified Status:
- This image has been declassified under the following NARA Authority: NND983062
- Short Description:
- This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.
- Series:
- FH
- War Theater Number:
- 12
- War Theater:
- Europe
- Place:
- England
- Category:
- Crews
- Sub Category:
- General
- Short Caption:
- Captain Griffin And ...
- Caption:
- Captain Griffin And Lead Crew On Bombing Mission To Villa Coublay, France, Beside A Boeing B-17, "Flying Fortress" "Lady Luck". 303Rd Bomb Group. England, 14 July 1943.
- Photo Series:
- WWII
- Updated Subject:
- ENGLAND,CREWS
- History:
- Original 4" x 5" negative received October 1946 from the 303rd Bomb Group thru the AAF Historical Section.
- NARA Reference Number:
- 342-FH-3A10283-C61754AC
- Original data from:
The National Archives
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patootie63
extract from Villacoublay (near Paris) mission report, 14 july 1943 (source : 303rdbg.com website, and the great webmaster Gary Moncur) "Several 303rd BG(H) combat crewmen finished their operational tour of 25 missions. Capt. Lloyd D. Griffin, pilot of Lady Luck, remarked, "I only saw one fighter myself, but they were attacking other Groups. Our big problem was flak. We met the Spits OK and they brought us back." His co-pilot, 1Lt. Walter C. Swanson added, "There were about 15 to 20 fighters attacking the Groups ahead. They were FW-190s and ME-109s which hit them when they came off their target." Other Lady Luck crew members finishing their 25th missions were: T/Sgt. Vernon E. Schwartz, radio operator and S/Sgt. L.D. Wiegand, tail gunner, who described the mission as "Just an ordinary raid." Also, S/Sgt. Samuel Edwards who said, "I didn't fire a single shot. Spent most of my time taking pictures. Got some pretty good shots of Paris, too. We had one fighter attack, but I didn't see him." T/Sgt. William Eason, engineer, summed it up for those finishing 25 missions with the remark, "We got back all right. Can't ask for anything more."