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Photographic group portrait of the crew of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay," circa summer 1945. The image is signed by Theodore Jerome "Dutch" Van Kirk, navigator of the "Enola Gay" during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945.
Inscription: "Dutch Van Kirk, Navigator - Enola Gay. 6 Aug 1945."
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces flight crew, including Paul Lewis Bowers (standing, third from left), with a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa 1944-1945. The aircraft's nose art depicts a woman in lingerie. Most of the crew are identified in the verso inscription.
Inscription on verso: "Back row, left to right: Engineer J. MacDonald, 1st pilot James Hobstetter, Nav. Paul Bowers,…
Photographic group portrait of a U.S. Army Air Forces flight crew, including Lewis Paul Bowers, posing with the tail gun of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa 1944. The crew is partially identified in the verso inscription, though many of the names have been cut off.
Inscription on verso: "Mac. [likely McDonald or MacDonald] - Engineer. Me [Lewis Paul Bowers] - Navigator. Hob [likely…
Photograph of a flight crew of the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, posing with the damaged wing of their Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft at Typhoon Base, Wevelgem, Belgium, March 9, 1945. The crew members are identified as: Hugh Bailey, Sondheim (?), George J. Stamatakos, Billy C. Head, Harvey P. Smith, Raymond S. Gibson, Edwin H. Kohlhepp, Robert K. Mason, and Dean W.…
Photographic group portrait of a flight crew of the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, with their Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1945. The crew members are identified in the inscription.Inscription on verso: "B-17. Bad Dog G for George until March 9th - left her in Wevelgem, Belgium 3-9-45 after direct hit thru left wing. Bad Dog I for item after that. Top row - Left to…
Photograph of a U.S. Army Air Forces flight crew, including Lewis Paul Bowers (standing, far left), with a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, circa January 1944. The crew is identified in the verso inscription.
Inscription on verso: "Left to right standing: 1. Lt. L. P. Bowers, Navigator; 2. Lt. J. P. Hobstetter, 1st pilot; 3. F.O. T. Brooks, Co-pilot; 4. Lt. H. K. Walters, Bombardier. Left to…