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[Ole B. Bennedsen with "Bonnie Lassie" Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress] (Item)

Photograph of pilot Ole B. Bennedsen with "Bonnie Lassie," a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft of the 487th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, circa 1943-1945. The aircraft was named for Bennedsen's daughter.

[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft under antiaircraft fire] (Item)

Photograph of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft of 487th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, under antiaircraft fire, circa 1943-1945.

[Servicemen and dog with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of ten servicemen and a dog with a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1941-1945. The men are identified by rank, last name, and nickname in the verso inscription.Inscription on verso: "Left to right -- Front Row / Lt. Slusser -- '[Roffit? Robbit?]' / Lt. Sherman -- 'Tail Wheel' / Lt. Askey -- 'Colonel' / Lt. Lundahl -- 'Fuddle' / Back Row / S/Sgt. Cassidy --…

[Servicemen with Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft] (Item)

Photographic group portrait of nine servicemen with a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1941-1945. The men are identified by name and crew position in the verso inscription.Inscription on verso: "Left to right -- back row / Kenneth Barning -- Waist and togglier / Raymond Ptacek -- Radio / Charles Gallagher -- Engineer / Ca[illegible] Watts -- Tail / Don Matthews -- Ball / Front row:…

[Serviceman posing with flak hole in Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Times A-Wastin'"] (Item)

Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces serviceman posing with a flak hole in "Times A-Wastin'," a Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft, England, circa 1944-1945.

Dick Nelms oral history interview (Item)

Born-digital video recording of an oral history with Richard "Dick" Alan Nelms and interviewer Bruce Florsheim, recorded as part of The Museum of Flight Oral History Program, March 17, 2017.

[Louis William Chick, Jr. oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Louis W. “Bill” Chick, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time with the 24th Fighter Squadron in Panama, the 4th Fighter Group in England, and the 317th Fighter Squadron in Italy. Special focus on a bomber escort mission in January 1944 in…

[George T. Buck oral history interview (Part 1 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace George T. Buck discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part one, he describes his experiences as a fighter pilot, including his time in Europe with the 307th and 309th Fighter Squadrons of the 31st Fighter Group. Special focus on his bomber escort missions in Romania and Germany and on an incident in…

[George T. Buck oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace George T. Buck discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. In part two, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and the combat missions discussed in the previous interview.

[Louis William Chick, Jr. oral history interview (Part 2 of 2)] (Item)

In this two-part oral history, fighter ace Louis W. “Bill” Chick, Jr. discusses his military service with the United States Army Air Forces. In part two, he provides clarifying details regarding his wartime experiences and the combat missions discussed in the previous interview.

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