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[AVG servicemen with Curtiss P-40 Warhawk]
Photographic group portrait of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen with a Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft, likely in Burma or China, circa 1941-1942. The aircraft is painted with the AVG's "shark face" nose art. Inscription on verso: "Bob Neale."
[Service members at 61st Fighter Squadron party]
Photograph of servicemen and servicewomen at a party hosted by the 61st Fighter Squadron, June 1943. Identified individuals in the inscription include fighter ace Francis S. "Gabby" Gabreski, Justus "Jimmy" Foster, and David C. Schilling. Inscription on verso of duplicate photo: "61st Party. Two weeks after I took over as CO - 22 Jun. 1943. Left to right, Maj. Gabreski, Jimmy Foster (at cake?), ?,…
[Report about bombing mission incident on March 9, 1945]
Report prepared by Robert K. Mason, pilot with the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, United States Army Air Forces, circa 1985. Describes an incident that took place during a bombing mission to Frankfurt, Germany on March 9, 1945. After the wing of Mason's Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress was severely damaged by flak, the crew made an emergency landing at an RAF base in Belgium. Mason notes…
[Lloyd Lyckman and crew]
Photograph of members of the 158th Liaison Squadron, United States Army Air Forces, at Komaki Air Base, Japan, January 30, 1947. Lloyd R. Lyckman is on the right.Typed caption on verso: "The 'crew' of the 158th Liaison Sqdn at 'A' Flight of the Kamaki [Komaki] Air Field. Yours truly on the right of the picture. (As if you couldn't tell). 30 January 1947."
Collection, Framed/RAF Pilot Officer, George Welford, with set of "court mounted" medals, 607 Squadron badge, photo
Framed collection belonging to George Welford. Collection is enclosed inside wooden box with glass lid. On lid, brass plate with "F/Lt G. H. E. Welford. AE; 607 Squadron" engraved in black lettering. Key lock on outside of case. Starting at top left inside case, photo of Welford in uniform on maroon paper backing, at top right, row of five medals, at lower left, embroidered squadron patch, and at…
[Lloyd R. Lyckman flying Stinson L-5 Sentinel]
Photograph of pilot Lloyd R. Lyckman flying a Stinson L-5 Sentinel aircraft (designation "Tokyo Taxi"), Japan, February 1947. The plane bears United States Army Air Forces markings.Typed caption on verso: "Yours truly taken in L-5 coming back from trip to Osaka, Japan. Picture taken with Mercury II Camera, by Catp. Metger, Corps of Engineers. February 1947."
[WASP servicewoman Mary "Pat" (Hiller) Call and serviceman standing outside building, Avenger Field, Texas]
Photograph of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) servicewoman Mary "Pat" (Hiller) Call and an unidentified serviceman standing outside a building, Avenger Field, Texas, circa 1943-1944.Originally part of a set of a photograph album pages containing photographs related to the life and WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) career of Mary "Pat" (Hiller) Call, circa 1930s-1940s. Images that were…
[Pilot Harry Edward "Tex" Garner in cockpit of Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft]
Photographic slide of pilot Harry Edward "Tex" Garner, U.S. Army Air Forces, in the cockpit of the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft "Times A-Wastin'," November 2, 1944.Inscription on slide: "23."Typed caption on accompanying document: "23. Pilot Ed 'Tex' Garner."
[Copilot Kermit M. Burman in cockpit of Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft]
Photographic slide of copilot Kermit M. Burman, U.S. Army Air Forces, in the cockpit of the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft "Times A-Wastin'," November 2, 1944.Inscription on slide: "24."Typed caption on accompanying document: "24. Co-pilot Kermit Burman."
[AVG servicemen at military base]
Photograph of AVG (American Volunteer Group) servicemen at a military base, likely in Burma or China, circa April 1942. From left to right: Edward F. Rector, James H. Howard, Robert H. Neale, Arvid Olson, and C. E. Smith. Inscription: "Ed Rector, 2nd Sqdn., AVG. [Dad?], 1st Sqd." Inscription on verso: "L to R: Ed Rector. Jim Howard, CMO in Europe. Bob Neale, Arvid Olsen [Olson], C. E. Smith. April…