Post-Mission Interrogation & Debrief
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Airmen wait on the hardstand for the truck after a mission
Crew of Delores waits on hardstand with gear - a truck is parked beside the bomber
Crew relax on a 67th Squadron hardstand after a mission
Airmen stand beside M Bar on a 67th Squadron hardstand after a mission
Victory Ship after a missionMay have been same day Tom Holmes was hit in head
George Thom and crew on hardstand post-mission
B-17 Crew Gets Ride Back from Bomber After MissionNotes: Hardstands could be miles from Tech Site for debriefing; they were in a 3-mile ring around the 3 runways that formed a triangle. Most of the…
Mission return
Colonel Johnson on Hardstand
Mission return, T-2 hangar (camo-painted) in background, early-war F-2 2,000 gal. bowsers in background
Hookes, McCoy, Snavely, on Airfield Site, Hodges has mug and sandwich, Snavely cares file with papers
Five Unknown Airmen Holding Sandwiches in Uniform at Shipdham Airfield, Nissen Huts in Background
Five Unknown Airmen Eating Something in Uniform at Shipdham Airfield, Ambulance in Background
Return from Mission
Mission debriefing
68th Squadron Debriefing after a mission, 1943
Debriefing (392nd Bomb Group website – not 44th BG)Trucks took the men to the briefing room, which was now set up for interrogation. Every crew was checked in by an S-2 clerk who verified each man's…
Debriefing 448th Bomb Group Notes: Sitting at rugged, homemade table. Still has Mae West vest on. Came right from bomber. One still wearing sunglasses. Crew of Jokers Wild. Dock…
Interrogation Debriefing, Smoking, mugs and plates on table, A2 jackets, scarves, tables close together, WC Stewart in Jacket
401st BG Debrief and Interrogation December 1, 1943Notes: Lots happening here. Interrogator intently focused on man talking to him. Man standing having a separate conversation. Man next to interrogator…
381st BG – Jun 22, 1943 Notes: 1 still in sheepskins. Life Magazines cover the table. Boy in right hand corner looks like he’s struggling – doesn’t seem a part of…
390th BG Returning from Mission for InterrogationNotes: Intelligence Officer meets them at interrogation – is handing (presume to be Pilot) a folder. Board on back shows the interrogator (intel…
451st BG after Returning from Raid at InterrogationNotes: Coffee cups on table. Man in back right looks like he has broken nose w/ tape across. Looks like photos or maps on table. All different types…
Interrogation B24 Group 8th AF
Scrapbook Page of 6 Photos, 44th BG B24D in Fomration, B17s in Formation, Strike Photo, Men Prepping for Mission from Hardstand, B24s in Formation, Interrogation with Map and Coffee
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