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Collection: Pre-Mission Activities & Briefing
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Ursel Harvell talks with Tech Sgt Tewksbury before a mission
The pair stand before 42-50766 D, 506th Squadron
Tech Sgt. Booth cleans the glass on the tail turret plexiglas of "Three Kisses for Luck"
Spagnola crew waits for takeoff on hardstand
Southern Comfort's crew huddled around the bomber
Somewhere in England Air Crew Woken for D-Day Mission
Note: How close beds are together. Personal effects tied to end of bed. Cities they’ve hit painted on back wall. Shoes under bed. One man already smoking.
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Sam Crawford ,Ed Lawrence and Albert Dimebacher lounged on their hardstand before a mission
Ruthless on the ground. Airmen inspecting gear on the hardstand.
Mission preparation
Lt C Thompson, Navigator, At Shipdham Ready for Mission
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Kramer on top of bomber
Kiel Mission Preparations
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Briefing
Johnny Mueller, Robert Iverson, R Westlake, Ground Crewmen Sitting on Jeep at Shipdham
Iron Corset having gas tanks filled for mission
Ground crew pull the pros through
Ground crew and airmen kill time after a mission is delayed
Grimes working on His Map, Leaned against Fuselage of B-24 Before? Mission
Griffin of 66th Squadron, Dressed for Mission, Perched on B-24
Final Check Equipment Before Mission 8th AF
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Crews getting ready before first Kiel Mission
Crews board trucks to their hardstands,
Crew surround a B-24 on its hardstand
Crew of Lemondrop standing on their hardstand in flying clothes
Charge of Quarters waking Crew for the Day’s Bombing Mission
Note: Not 44th BG
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Captain Bill Brandon's Crew on Hardstand Sleeping, Lounging, Waiting for Mission to Start
Brandon Crew on Hardstand, Shipdham, Waiting for Mission Go
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