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Telegraph Cottage in Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom, 12 Sep 1944. This was Eisenhower’s residence while in England. It was destroyed by fire in 1987 and not rebuilt.Members of the 82nd Airborne Division having their gear checked by the jumpmaster for the last time before entering their C-47 Dakotas for the Market Garden operation at Cottesmore airfield, England, 17 Sep 1944
Telegraph Cottage in Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom, 12 Sep 1944. This was Eisenhower’s residence while in England. It was destroyed by fire in 1987 and not rebuilt.Members of the 82nd Airborne Division having their gear checked by the jumpmaster for the last time before entering their C-47 Dakotas for the Market Garden operation at Cottesmore airfield, England, 17 Sep 1944
B-17G Fortress “Lost Angel” Belly landed at RAF Kimbolton after being damaged over Magdeburg, Germany, 28 Sep 1944. Note that the crew had unbolted and dropped the ball turret to keep it from breaking the airframe’s backBritish Army photographers Sergeant Dennis M. Smith, Sergeant G. Walker, and Sergeant C. M. Lewis at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, late Sep 1944
B-17G Fortress “Lost Angel” Belly landed at RAF Kimbolton after being damaged over Magdeburg, Germany, 28 Sep 1944. Note that the crew had unbolted and dropped the ball turret to keep it from breaking the airframe’s backBritish Army photographers Sergeant Dennis M. Smith, Sergeant G. Walker, and Sergeant C. M. Lewis at Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, late Sep 1944
Groundcrew members tending to B-17F Fortress "Berlin Sleeper II" of the 342nd Bomb Squadron at Polebrook Air Base, late 1944. Note small gas powered generator charging up the batteries.Gunners of the 385th Bomb Group pose in front of B-17F Fortress "Mission Belle" and listen to a word from the Chaplain, James O. Kincannon (“Chaplain Jim”), at Great Ashfield Air Field, England, UK, late 1944.
Groundcrew members tending to B-17F Fortress "Berlin Sleeper II" of the 342nd Bomb Squadron at Polebrook Air Base, late 1944. Note small gas powered generator charging up the batteries.Gunners of the 385th Bomb Group pose in front of B-17F Fortress "Mission Belle" and listen to a word from the Chaplain, James O. Kincannon (“Chaplain Jim”), at Great Ashfield Air Field, England, UK, late 1944.
Photograph taken moments after a mid-air collision between two B-17 Fortress bombers over the airfield at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, 22 Oct 1944.B-24H Liberator “Appassionata” (s/n 42-50437) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, England, United Kingdom, late 1944.
Photograph taken moments after a mid-air collision between two B-17 Fortress bombers over the airfield at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, 22 Oct 1944.B-24H Liberator “Appassionata” (s/n 42-50437) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, England, United Kingdom, late 1944.
B-24H Liberator “Happy Warrior” (s/n 42-94860) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, late summer 1944.Medical staff and their WC-54 ambulances waiting for returning B-17 bombers, probably at RAF Ridgewell, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 1944-45. Note the flare shot from the B-17 indicating wounded personnel on board
B-24H Liberator “Happy Warrior” (s/n 42-94860) of the 489th Bomb Group at Halesworth, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, late summer 1944.Medical staff and their WC-54 ambulances waiting for returning B-17 bombers, probably at RAF Ridgewell, Essex, England, United Kingdom, 1944-45. Note the flare shot from the B-17 indicating wounded personnel on board
Wing Commander J. B. Tait (5th from left) with his crew in front of their Lancaster B Mk I (Special) bomber, RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 13 Nov 1944A B-17 Fortress bomber inside a hangar at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, circa 1944.
Wing Commander J. B. Tait (5th from left) with his crew in front of their Lancaster B Mk I (Special) bomber, RAF Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, 13 Nov 1944A B-17 Fortress bomber inside a hangar at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, circa 1944.
A barracks hut at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, circa 1944.Base hospital at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, circa 1944.
A barracks hut at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, circa 1944.Base hospital at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, circa 1944.
Wreckage of B-17 bomber 17 B-17 Fortresses from the 533rd Bomb Squadron line up for a mission at Ridgewell, Essex, England, UK, 1945
Wreckage of B-17 bomber 'Devil's Own' at RAF Debach, England, United Kingdom, 12 Dec 194417 B-17 Fortresses from the 533rd Bomb Squadron line up for a mission at Ridgewell, Essex, England, UK, 1945
A B-17G Fortress of the 306th Bomb Group at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, late 1944 to 1945. The Triangle-H with yellow band tail markings identify the bomber as part of the 306th Bomb Group.A crowded tower at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, 1944-45 with men awaiting the return of bombers of the 306th Bomb Group.
A B-17G Fortress of the 306th Bomb Group at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, late 1944 to 1945. The Triangle-H with yellow band tail markings identify the bomber as part of the 306th Bomb Group.A crowded tower at RAF Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, 1944-45 with men awaiting the return of bombers of the 306th Bomb Group.
Actress Muriel Pavlow, in WAAF uniform, talking with casting director Bob Lennard at the Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre), London, England, United Kingdom, 1945Aircraft tires being loaded onto Avro York C Mark I MW137 aircraft of No. 511 Squadron RAF, RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 1944-1945
Actress Muriel Pavlow, in WAAF uniform, talking with casting director Bob Lennard at the Globe Theatre (now Gielgud Theatre), London, England, United Kingdom, 1945Aircraft tires being loaded onto Avro York C Mark I MW137 aircraft of No. 511 Squadron RAF, RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 1944-1945

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