This painting depicts B-17E #41-2666, nicknamed LUCY, piloted by Capt. Jay Zeamer, Jr. of the 65th Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group on June 16th, 1943 flying a crucial photomapping mission for the invasion of Bougainville Island in the Solomons later that year. LUCY, alone, without fighter cover, was surrounded and attacked over the objective by […]
Before the Japanese set foot on Wakde Island in April 1942, it may have been inhabited by a small native population. Over the next year, much of the foliage on the island was cut down to make space for a runway that was 5400 feet long and 390 feet wide. The Japanese leveled more of […]
Men from the 43rd Bomb Group crowd around LIL’ FOX, a new 823rd Squadron B-25G, which housed a 75mm cannon. Overall, the cannon proved to be very unpopular among the aircrews of the 38th Bomb Group. This photo was taken in July 1943. This photo will be published in Saga of the Sun Setters Volume I.
While the 8th Squadron was at Brandi Point and Cape Moem on February 19, 1944, the 13th and 90th Squadrons attacked a Japanese convoy consisting of two naval vessels and two cargo vessels off Kavieng, New Ireland. Here, A-20G #42-86615 of the 13th Squadron completes an attack on one of the ships. This photo will be published in Harvest of […]
On the night of September 4, 1944, the 63rd Squadron’s Capt. Roland T. Fisher and his crew departed Owi Island for Matina Airdrome near Davao City on Mindanao. After Fisher left the target, his plane was attacked by Japanese fighter planes, one of which collided with the Liberator’s underside. His B-24D #42-40479, “MISS LIBERTY,” was also hit by antiaircraft fire. […]
The cooks went all out to serve the men at Dulag a first-class Christmas dinner. This photo was taken in the 500th Squadron mess hall on December 25, 1944 where the men were treated to a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. This photo can be found on page 242 of Warpath Across the Pacific.
On December 8, 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Air Echelon of the 22nd Bomb Group was airborne en route to the West Coast, where it was needed to protect against a possible Japanese attack on California. Most of the planes arrived at Muroc Dry Lake within a couple of […]
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The 387th Bomb Squadron accompanied the 386th to Dagua on May 15, 1944. Ground fire damaged the A-20G flown by 2/Lt. Nicholas E. Daviscourt with his gunner, Sgt. Norman E. Ables. Back at Gusap, the landing loosened a fuel line, and the starboard engine caught fire. The squadron sent the aircraft to a service squadron for repairs. […]
It was a little late, but the unit back at Reid River were treated to a sumptuous Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings on December 3rd. This group of photos shows various aspects of the 408th Bomb Squadron’s celebration. This photo can be found in Revenge of the Red Raiders.