Briefing
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Intel Officer Briefing
Airmen at Briefing
Briefing for Ploesti, August 1, 1943, Briefing Room in Africa
Mission Briefing at Shipdham, 7/5/1943
Second Berlin, Led by Dent, March 9, 1944
Final briefing on hardstand before missionLt. Thomas Crew ETO 1945, Jack Butler holding paper, On Hardstand, Fueling Bomber, Final Briefing
66th Squadron Crew briefing on their hardstand for a practice mission
Shipdham Crew - Briefing, Perched over Map on Hardstand, Briefing
Last Quick Briefing by Officers on Hardstand, Shipdham
After first mission of D-Day, briefing for the next on hardstand while plane is refueled in background
Escape Kits Distributed to Crew in 91st BG Before Mission Notes: Crews had to sign for the escape kits. If their bomber did not go down, escape kits were returned. They included drugs, money, etc. that needed…
Contents of Escape Kit
Protestant Services
Protestant Chaplain Opens Briefing with a Prayer for their SafetyNotes: Airmen wearing sheepskin hats. In different kind of chairs made of fabric.
Protestant Services w Chaplain Cain
Chaplain at Briefing
Prayer at Briefing
Mission Briefing by Bomber 8th Af
303rd BG Briefing for Gunners Notes: Some on far right look terrified. Some on left smiling. Some with arms around each other. Some with arms crossed. Do appear to be listening…
379th BG Study Map of Target Area Before Mission, June 1944Notes: Maps in background show topography of German cities. One man smoking w/ Mae West on. Second pointing intently at map.
Reviewing Briefing on Hardstand 8th AF
Instruction on Finer Points of Formation Flying to Bring .50 Cal Machine Guns in Interlacing PatternNotes: Bomb Group not noted. Shows combat box. Right before going on mission. All dress in flying clothes.
392nd Being Briefed for 1st Mission of D-Day. second photo is setting watches to exact same timeNotes: Note projector. Very full room. Some have papers/packages of papers. Notice pistol strung on pants.
Briefing Before Mission – 392nd, Not 44thNotes: Massive map in briefing room. Shows arrows detailing exact route, as well as info about rendez-vous and where that should happen.
8th AF Base, 390th BG Briefing, June 21, 1944Notes: Projector in middle of aisle (probably to show maps/strike photos). Screen that can be pulled down over map for projector. Black curtains…
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