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Joseph H Gillespie

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US, Missing Air Crew Reports (MACRs), WWII, 1942-1947
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PARACHUTE BRAKES-When its hydraulic system had been shot out during a U.S. Army 8th Air force raid over Germany, this Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber had to use parachutes for brakes to land at its base in England. Fastened to the interior of the - Page 1PARACHUTE BRAKES-When its hydraulic system had been shot out during a U.S. Army 8th Air force raid over Germany, this Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber had to use parachutes for brakes to land at its base in England. Fastened to the interior of the - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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Ssgt Clifford Coates, Fairfield, Texas, Regulates Oxygen Valve Inside A Consolidated B-24. - Page 1Ssgt Clifford Coates, Fairfield, Texas, Regulates Oxygen Valve Inside A Consolidated B-24. - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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This Easter Sunday Service, Attended By Men Of The U.S. Air Force And Royal Air Force, Was Held Under Camouflage Netting At Camp Griffis, Busby Park, London, England On 25 April 1943. - Page 3This Easter Sunday Service, Attended By Men Of The U.S. Air Force And Royal Air Force, Was Held Under Camouflage Netting At Camp Griffis, Busby Park, London, England On 25 April 1943. - Page 3
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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An 8th AF Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 448th Bomb Group, comes in for a landing at its base in England after completing bombing mission to Swinemunde, Germany docks in support of Russian troops advancing in Eastern Front. - Page 1An 8th AF Consolidated B-24 Liberator of the 448th Bomb Group, comes in for a landing at its base in England after completing bombing mission to Swinemunde, Germany docks in support of Russian troops advancing in Eastern Front. - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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T/Sgt. Robert M. Dawson, ball turret gunner on a Flying ofrtress, takes barrel out after flight. - Page 1T/Sgt. Robert M. Dawson, ball turret gunner on a Flying ofrtress, takes barrel out after flight. - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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S/Sgt. Robert G. Vaughan, Carlton, Wash., is tired from the long trip to Frankofrt and is in a hurry to remove his guns from the turret and then join his crew at interrogation. ofllowing this, he can get that long-needed rest. - Page 1S/Sgt. Robert G. Vaughan, Carlton, Wash., is tired from the long trip to Frankofrt and is in a hurry to remove his guns from the turret and then join his crew at interrogation. ofllowing this, he can get that long-needed rest. - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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At An 8Th Air Force Base In England Armorers Load Bombs On The Consolidated B-24 'Fords' Folly' On The 392Nd Bomb Group In Preparation For The Plane'S 100Th Mission Over Enemy Territory. 6 June 1944. - Page 1At An 8Th Air Force Base In England Armorers Load Bombs On The Consolidated B-24 'Fords' Folly' On The 392Nd Bomb Group In Preparation For The Plane'S 100Th Mission Over Enemy Territory. 6 June 1944. - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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How large formation is handled. Two boxes, the low (left) and middle groups of the three in a combat wing were probably photographed from the top group of a formation. This varies from standard in that low box is in front instead of rear. - Page 1How large formation is handled. Two boxes, the low (left) and middle groups of the three in a combat wing were probably photographed from the top group of a formation. This varies from standard in that low box is in front instead of rear. - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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North American P-51'S Give Cover To A Close-Knit Formation Of Consolidated B-24'S Of The 8Th Air Force. England. - Page 9North American P-51'S Give Cover To A Close-Knit Formation Of Consolidated B-24'S Of The 8Th Air Force. England. - Page 9
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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Loading bombs in Liberators prior to an operational flight is the job of three ordnance men, member of a group commanded by Col. Luther J. Fairbanks of Burt, Iowa. Left to right: Pfc Jean F. Pentz, 1307 Seventeenth Street, Anacortes, Washington; Cpl. - Page 1Loading bombs in Liberators prior to an operational flight is the job of three ordnance men, member of a group commanded by Col. Luther J. Fairbanks of Burt, Iowa. Left to right: Pfc Jean F. Pentz, 1307 Seventeenth Street, Anacortes, Washington; Cpl. - Page 1
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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A Consolidated B-24 Of The 445Th Bomb Group Based In England, Flies High Above The Checkerboard Countryside. - Page 20A Consolidated B-24 Of The 445Th Bomb Group Based In England, Flies High Above The Checkerboard Countryside. - Page 20
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
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Joseph H GillespieJoseph H Gillespie
Birth, Custom, Enlistment, Military Service, Other, PeopleUS, WWII Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
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Index RecordNov 27, 2008

Source URLs

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World War II POW Data FileU. S. National Archives & Records Administration
8th Air Force Fact SheetU. S. Air Force, HQ 8th Air Force, Office of Public Affairs
8th Air Force Bomber GroupsMightyEighth.org
World War II Enlistment Record (actual record)U. S. National Archives Enlistment Records
B-24 Liberator ManufacturingWillow Run Assembly Plant
Shoe Leather Express - by Joseph P. O'Donnell (p.1-29)Evacuation & March Stalag Luft This book (.pdf) is posted on the WWWb24.net site.
Stalag Luft 4 - Complete Roster 1945Stalag Luft 4 German POW Camp - Gross-Tychow, Pomerania, GER (now Poland)
Big Week - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia20-24 February 1944 Strategic Bombing Campaign of Europe
Operating a B24 Ball TurretCollings B24 Bomber Camp
Veteran WWII - Ball Turret Gunner - B-17 - YouTubeBall Turret Gunner Interview, Bombing of Brunswick, Germany. 305th Squadron
WWII Ball Turret Gunners of B17s & B24sModern Marvels

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