Alright, here we go with round 2. I didn't think I would be scanning ALL the pictures in, so the most clear pictures were on the first page during the first round of scanning. Anyway, I'll do the same thing as last time; a small picture, as much as I know about what's in it, and a link to the large version.
The bottom right plane was the plane that the commanding officer used whenever he needed to get anywhere. He flew the plane himself, and would take it when he was ordered to another base or where ever he was called. The bottom left is my grandfather and another crew member standing next to the latrine. Each latrine had the squadron's emblem on it, this one was the 707th's. The back of the bottom center photo reads, "Back Row from Left to Right: Jackson, Cooper, Mayer, Morris. Front Row: Ragan, Hruez. The door on the top left photo reads, "Club Plop Plup."
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I wish I knew who was in the bottom left photo looking out the windscreen of the aircraft and who was watching the landing in the top left photo. The top right photo is a B-24 on a snowy field. The bottom right is taken out what I believe in the Co-Pilot seat. I think the metal rod in the picture is part of the plane's radio antennae.
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The top right photo is labeled "Hanau (Germany)." You can see the end of the radio antennae in the top left photo. You can also see heavy flak (anti-aircraft shell fire) in the bottom right photograph. The small black puffs of smoke were shells that would explode at a certain set altitude.
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Bottom right was another photo of the "Bar Fly." I believe the two pictures on the left are planes taking off.
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The top right photo was taken from the right waist turret position. You can see the wing of the airplane on the left of the photo.
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The bottom left photo was taken from the left waist gunner's position. This is where my grandfather was on most of the missions he flew on, although he said one of the missions that sticks out in his mind most was a bombing mission over the heart of Germany, in Berlin. In that mission he was assigned to fly in the nose turret position. He told me that after you sit down at the gun position in the front of the airplane two doors were closed behind you. If the airplane were hit or had a malfunction you would have to rely on the bombardier or navigator to open the doors for you so that you could escape the airplane.
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The bottom center photo is my Grandfather and a member of another airplane. The bottom left may have been taken in Florida after the war, or might have been taken at the base my Grandfather was assigned to during the war. The young man in the top center photograph was the navigator on my Grandfather's plane.
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The two photos on the right were taken in or after basic training, before the airmen knew who their crew members would be. I don't know if the other photos were taken around the same time, or if these were in Europe. I would think the bottom left picture is in Europe since it looks to be a base with transport trucks behind them.
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The center left picture was my Grandfather. I'm not sure who the rest of the people are. My Grandfather told me these were taken during basic training before the crews had gotten their orders.
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And that's everything I've got! At least for now. There's still about half the box of photos that hasn't been sorted through, so I haven't lost all hope for more pictures yet. However, just about everything underneath the scrapbook with these pictures in them was family stuff. There may or may not be more pictures, but if there are I'll be sure to post them up as well. Enjoy!
