Heavily damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses parked at airfield, Thurleigh Airfield

Gift of Helen Haynes in Memory of Wyndom S. Haynes
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Photograph. Heavily damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses, one has damage to engine, the other is missing part of its wing. Repair and maintenance crew on ground below. Thurleigh Airfield, near Bedford, England. 1943-45

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1943,1943,1943
1945,1945,
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Items from the service of Wyndom S. Haynes, who was from Mathews, Virginia. Haynes was born in 1919. He enlisted in the US Air Force on September 24, 1941. He served with the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in the European Theatre. Collection consists of 300 photos, ten documents, and five objects related to Wyndom Haynes' service.