Post-Mission Interrogation & Debrief

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 mission

May 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 Mission

Notes: 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 boys are smiling ear to ear. In front center, one leans into another. Visible relief to be on ground.…

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 name and position. Any changes from the original crew load lists were reported on a "Sortie Record" to…

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 Installations to support Russian land drive – bombed in Germany. Interrogator filling out a report…

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, 1943

Notes: Lots happening here. Interrogator intently focused on man talking to him. Man standing having a separate conversation. Man next to interrogator looks exhausted and eyes are glazed over. This man wearing a wedding ring. Coffee cups and snack on…

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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