[Servicemen with Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft]

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Identifier2016-11-01_image_114SourceThe Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers (2016-11-01), Box 1, Folder 4CreatorUnited States. Army Air ForcesDescriptionPhotographic group portrait of U.S. Army Air Forces servicemen with a Boeing B-29 Superfortress aircraft (serial number 42-65284, designation "Destiny's 'Tot'"), July 6, 1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a man holding a bomb. The servicemen are identified in the verso inscription by last name and initials.

Inscription: "(313PL) (6 July 45)."

Inscription on verso: "Ellington, tail gunner. [illegible] - L.B. Gertenboch – Bombardier. Krida R. B. [Wienert?] – pilot. Mithen C.F.C. Gadeke – copilot. Nowakowski, radar obs. Ritchie – engineer. Von Seggeru, radio operator. July 45."Creation Date1945-07-06SubjectWorld War, 1939-1945SoldiersUnited States. Army Air ForcesAirplanes, MilitaryBoeing B-29 Superfortress Family (Model 345)Nose artOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Desiree "Jerry" Clifford Michaud and Thelma Irene McGraw Papers/The Museum of FlightRightsNo copyright - United States

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