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B-25 Mitchell bomber #439 in flight in the CBI, in the area of southern China, Indochina, or Burma.
B-25 Mitchell bomber #439 in flight in the CBI, in the area of southern China, Indochina, or Burma.
A B-25J of the 491st Bomb Squadron flying a mission over China. Aircraft #439 was named "Niagra's Belle". From the collection of Eugene Wozniak.
Posing beside B-25J # 439, "Niagra's Belle", of the 491st Bomb Squadron, are crewmembers; (left to right, back) Capt Kenneth R. Bridges (pilot), S/Sgt Joseph T. Young (flight engineer), Lt Arthur J. White, Jr., (bombardier); (front) T/Sgt James E. Starling and S/Sgt John H. McGee. Photo was taken at Yangkai, China. Later Ken Bridges (January 19, 1945) and John McGee...
Posing with the B-25J #439, "Niagra's Belle", this air crew of the 491st Bomb Squadron includes (l-r, back) Capt. James E. Andrews (pilot), T/Sgt George A. Penny (flight engineer), Lt. Frank J. Belot (bombardier) and (l-r, front) T/Sgt John W. Schmidt (radio), S/Sgt David E. Williams (armorer-gunner). Photo was taken at Yangkai, China. (Information provided by Tony Strotman)
An air crew of the 491st Bomb Squadron posing with B-25J, "Niagra's Belle" combat id #439, at their home base, Yangkai, China, in 1945. Back row (l-r); Lt. Emory L. Wofford (copilot), Lt. Fred J. Latham (pilot), Lt. Clifford L. Barr (nav-bombardier). Front (l-r); Center is S/Sgt Manfredo L. Pascarelli (flight engineer). On his right is likely S/Sgt Ray V...
Aircrew poses at Yangkai, China, beside the B-25J, #"439, of the 491st Bomb Squadron. In the rear are Lt. John Pillsbury (pilot), Lt. Charles H. Watts (p) and Lt. Thomas A. Jackson (navigator-bombardier). The enlisted members are S/Sg Arthur E. Workman (engineer), T/Sgt Robert W. Glaser (radio) and S/Sgt Jack M. Barnes (gunner). (Information provided by Tony Strotman)
Aircrew of the 491st Bomb Squadron, in the revetment at Yangkai, China with B-25J #439. In front are (left-right) S/Sgt George K. Wilson (radio) and Pvt. Rowland G. Cox (gunner). Standing behind are (l-r) Capt. Alfred K. Patterson (pilot), S/Sgt Anthony E. Waskiewicz (engineer), Lt. Heinz H. Templin (pilot). (Information provided by Tony Strotman)
A squadron aircrew poses B-25J, #"439 of the 491st Bomb Squadron, at Yangkai, China. (left-right) Rear; 1Lt Murtrie W. Dula (copilot); S/Sgt George E. Sisson (engineer), Capt. Thomas O. Coleman (pilot) front; S/Sgt William S. Gillis (radio) and S/Sgt John S. Morrison (gunner) (Information provided by Tony Strotman)
Photo opportunity with B-25J, #439, for these aircrew members of of the 491st Bomb Squadron at Yangkai, China. The officers (rear) are Capt. Ralph P. Borgesson (pilot), Lt. Donald L. Dalton (copilot), Lt Paul W. Boeyink (bombardier) and in the front are S/Sgt Maynard T. Mann (engineer), T/Sgt Leonard C. Stamey (radio) and S/Sgt Mortn A. Giles (gunner). (Information provided...