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379th BG Study Map of Target Area Before Mission, June 1944

Notes: Maps in background show topography of German cities. One man smoking w/ Mae West on. Second pointing intently at map.

67 and 68 Living Sites – Nissen Huts & Temporary Brick Structures

Notes: Chairs in front of huts/temporary bricks for lounging in better weather. Chimneys for coal stoves in the buildings.

8th AF Base, 390th BG Briefing, June 21, 1944

Notes: Projector in middle of aisle (probably to show maps/strike photos). Screen that can be pulled down over map for projector. Black curtains…

AF Officer Points out Target for Today at 92nd BG, April 21, 1945

Notes: Quadrants of large map are labeled for reference. Shows photos of bomb strikes in cities throughout Europe.

B-24s Over Flooded Dutch Countryside on Way to Airborne Army on 9/18/44

Note: There are accounts from guys in the 44th of the flooded country in the Netherlands.

C-47s of 9th Troop Carrier Command Lined up on Field in Holland – September 44

Notes: Not sure why they were in Holland just after Market Garden. Can see planes in air. Gets at scale of war.

Dutch Welcome – Dutch Seen Waving to Welcome Allied Forces on 9/18/44 as they Drop Supplies for Operation Market Garden

Notes: 44th narratives about seeing Dutch wave below. Quintessentially Dutch scene with windmills. People standing on base of windmill and on ground.…

Enlisted Men’s Mess Hall at ATC HQ in Prestwick, Scotland. 4/8/43.

Note: Passed through Prestwick on way to ETO. Pretty fancy facility – imagine it was a space the AAF took over for duration of war.

Enlisted Men’s Quarters – 8th AF England

Notes: One man sewing button on uniform. Other trying to wash something in a bucket. Not lots of extra space. Kept shoes on. Not homey. Concrete…

Final Check of Personal Equipment and Review of Key Points from Briefing

Notes: Bomb Group and date not noted. Nose covered in tarpaulin to keep Plexiglas clear of frost that could obscure pilot ’s vision. Notice still dark…

Flying Low, Lib Crew Spots Wrecked C-47 and Dinghy in Lake 9/18/44

Notes: On Operation Market Garden supply run.

Gee Box – Navigator of 652nd Weather Recon Squadron Operates Gee Box Aboard B-17 5/23/45

Note: Burns crew flew w/ Gee Box after they became a lead crew. Determine where it was in bomber and what he’s looking at through lens.

Highway Bridge at Arnhem After B-26 Bombing and A-20 Havocs

Notes: Both ends of Bridge Rest on River while Middle Section Broke and Fell into Neder River. Negative received 11/27/44. Probably captured around…

Netherlands Supplies Dropped form Air to Paratroopers Fighting in Area near Best, Holland 9/18/44

Notes: You can see the chutes are different colors to designate different types of supplies. Ground is very flat and looks like England – it’s why…

Netherlands Supplies Dropped form Air to Paratroopers Fighting in Area near Best, Holland 9/18/44

Notes: Bombers far into the horizon dropping supplies. Some chutes already on drop zone.

Perimeter Track Broken Through by Weight of AC at Thurleigh

Notes: Runways were incredibly difficult to construct b/c they had to hold up under 60,000 pound bombers at takeoff and landing.

Protestant Chaplain Opens Briefing with a Prayer for their Safety

Notes: Airmen wearing sheepskin hats. In different kind of chairs made of fabric.

Varsity Supply Chutes Dropping from 506 Squadron Formation

Note: Footage taken from Pellow's bomber

"Annie Oakley" Nose Art & Crew

Serial # 42-40126, lost over Kiel on May 1, 1943, Crew Chief Hanley back row, standing left