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Joseph H Gillespie


World War II · US Army

United States of America
42-64434 - Page 1Missing Air Crew Report 02/20/1944
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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