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Auerbach, Gerald War's End
In late May 1945, Gerald Auerbach's crew was chosen to become the lead crew in the squadron [Annotator's Note: 881st...
Struble, Charles War's End and Postwar
Charles Struble learned about the atomic bombs being dropped after the aircraft returned [Annotator's Note: nuclear...
Seubert, Herbert War's End and Postwar Life
Herbert L. Seubert remained in the United States after his return home. He was assigned to New Castle Army Air Base [...
Russell, Patrick War's End and Returning Home
Patrick Russell remained at Okinawa until June 1945. His carrier [Annotator's Note: USS Tulagi (CVE-72)] sailed to Guam...
Cresswell, Constance War's End in Europe
There was excitement at Constance Cresswell's officers' club when Glenn Miller [Annotator's Note: US Army Air Forces...
Schultz, Philip Wartime Photographs
Philip Schultz reviews photographs in his collection of various on and off duty activities while in Europe during and...
Carroll, Wesley Water Landing and Rescue
On 13 February 1943, they took off for a raid on Shortland Harbor [Annotator's Note: Shortland Harbor, Shortland Island...
Smith, William J. Water Landing Details
[Annotator's Note: William Smith was shot down while attacking Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.] They were on...
Carraway, Myron Witness to Pearl Harbor Attack
Myron J. Carraway was waiting for breakfast when the Pearl Harbor attack began [Annotator's Note: Carraway was aboard...
Bates, Rex Wounded after Bailing Out
Rex James Bates was assigned to the 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Will Rogers Field in Oklahoma. The squadron...
Molen, Herman Wounded in Combat
Herman Molen remembers some pilots had good records and others did not. The lead plane had two engines out [Annotator’s...
Anschau, Martin Wounded, Recovery then War’s End
Martin J. Anschau and his outfit crossed an open field [Annotator’s Note: in Belgium with the 290th Infantry Regiment,...
Brannon, Mark Wrecked in the Pacific
After the landings at Cape Gloucester [Annotator's Note: Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Papua New Guinea], Mark Brannon...
A B-25 bomber takes off near a crashed B-25, 1942-45
A crashed North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber with Star-in-Circle insignia. In the background there is a second...
A crashed B-25 bomber in North Africa (probably), 1942-43
A crashed North American B-25D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 33929 and a large '24' above it). The nose and left engine...
A crewman works on a damaged engine in shallow water, Mediterranean Sea, 1942-44
Scanned photo showing the left engine resting on the ground, in shallow water, with a bent propeller and a crewman...
A damaged B-25 bomber on its belly, 1942-45
Front view of a North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber, with bent propeller blades, that has suffered...
An American airman speaks with General Eisenhower in France on 4 July 1944
An American airman speaks with General Eisenhower. Official caption: "ETO HQ 44 6621 Newhouse (6) 4 July. Credit --...
B-25 bomber damaged after an on-ground collision with another American plane, Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
North American B-25D Mitchell bomber with part of the fuselage, from the insignia (Star-in-Circle) to the tail, and...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 39) with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Part of a...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Distant shot from another...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Distant shot from another...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 39) with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. "Passed...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 39) with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Part of a...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25 D Mitchell bomber (Tail Number 39) with engines stopped gliding toward the Mediterranean. Part of a...
B-25 bomber gliding toward the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
North American B-25D Mitchell medium bomber (Tail Number 39) in flight low over a body of water. The engines are...
B-25 bomber that has been involved in a wheels-up landing, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
A North American B-25D Mitchell medium bomber (Tail Number 99) that has been involved in a wheels-up landing. The...
B-25 bomber that has crashed, Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
A North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber that has crashed; folding a wheel outward from the right engine cowling,...
B-25 bomber that has crashed, Sfax, Tunisia, 1943
A North American B-25 Mitchell medium bomber that has crashed; folding a wheel outward from the right engine cowling,...
B-25 D Mitchell bomber after crash landing in the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
B-25 D Mitchell bomber after crash landing in the Mediterranean. Twin tail can be seen in the distance in the water....
B-25 D Mitchell bomber after crash landing in the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
B-25 D Mitchell bomber after crash landing in the Mediterranean. Twin tail can be seen in the distance in the water....
B-25 D Mitchell bomber crew in the water after crash landing in the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
B-25 D Mitchell bomber after crash landing in the Mediterranean. Men can be seen in a lifeboat in the water near the...
B-25 D Mitchell bomber crew in the water after crash landing in the Mediterranean Sea near Crete, 1942-43
B-25 D Mitchell bomber after crash landing in the Mediterranean. Men can be seen in a lifeboat in the water near the...
B-25 engine and wing on fire on the ground, North Africa (probably), 1942-43
Flaming North American B-25D Mitchell bomber engine with smoke pouring from it and part of a wing. Marsden Matting can...
Burning Japanese bomber in the Pacific Ocean, 1945
Photograph. Official Caption: "Rome. 7/9/45--End of Japanese Bomber--Flames gush from a Japanese 'Mavis' patrol bomber...

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