U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Crew members watch B-17s returning from a mission. Crew members pose near the nose of a B-17. The name on the B-17 reads "Memphis Belle." 23 bombs are painted on its side, representing 23 bombing missions. Another B-17 displays the name "Desperate Journey" and 7 bombs, for seven missions. B-17s taxi. Crewmen lying on grass. Many officers and crewmen around the "Memphis Belle."
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Crew members returning from missions. Two gunners carry 50 caliber barrels away from an airplane. Aircrew leaves a jeep near operations building. A B-17 crew member rides in the jeep. Mechanics work on a B-17s parked near a hangar. (One of them is the "Desperate Journey." ) Maintenance stands around B-17s.
U.S. 8th Air Force in England during World War II. Enlisted soldiers amuse themselves with coin games. They match coins and later pitch them on the tarmac. Ambulances parked in the area.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Members of ground and air crew around B-17s parked at an airfield.
Wounded crewmen of U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Large number of other airmen crowd around a B-17 as wounded crewmen are removed from it. B-17 parked on an airfield. An ambulance pulls away. The wounded crewmen are carried on stretchers.
An ambulance races to meet a B-17 as it taxis after landing on a grass field in England, during World War II. A wounded crewman sits on grass. First aid is administered to him.
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