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Aircraft
2090, England April 1945 Karl Treanor
collection |
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Aircraft
2090 (Karl Treanor collection) |
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Charles
Quilar and family, site 5, 1945 Karl Treanor
collection |
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Buttrick,
Campbell, Russell and Dodson, 27 Mar 1944 Karl Treanor
collection |
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Playing
horseshoes at site 5 in the summer of 1944 Karl Treanor
collection |
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Austin O.
"Hat" Strobel, England 1944 Karl Treanor
collection |
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A. C.
Pearson, V. J. Norgord, and A. J. Prusak, England - Aug 1944 Karl Treanor
collection |
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Gene
Taubitz, August Vercauyssen, and Art Prusak, Jan 1945 Karl Treanor
collection |
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Gene
Taubitz, England, Feb 1945 (Karl Treanor collection) |
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T. D.
Taylor and A. "Zeke" Zikarius - Station 139 - Aug 1943
Karl Treanor collection |
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Art Prusak
in England Jan 1944. Picture taken across from 418th turret
shop, station 139 Karl Treanor collection |
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Upper
Billingford, Road to Camp, England 27 Mar 1944 Karl Treanor
collection |
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James A.
Wash, armourer, taken at Buckley Field August, 1942. He was
from Lawrenceburg, Kentucky Karl Treanor
collection |
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F.
Whitley, England, April 1944 Karl Treanor collection |
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Windmill
near the Four Horseshoes, England 1943 Karl Treanor
collection |
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Hyde
Park, London, W. J. Noonan, Unknown Bobby, A. A. Pearson, A. J.
Prusak, V. R. Norgord Karl Treanor collection |
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Standing L
to R: A. Wolf, J. Wilson, H. Coyne, Kneeling: H. Trump, R. Cahill,
and P Schrecengast, England, April 1944 Karl Treanor
collection |
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This
photo is believed to be Capt. Hobbs' ground crew contingent of
armament and engineering staff for the 418th squadron. Top
row: C. B. Keagan, H. J. Coyne, M. Logan, A. C. Pearson, H. P.
Schencengast, J. H. Wilson, V. R. Norgord, J. A. Wash, K. R. Treanor,
and E. Good; Middle row: J. Turner, W. J. McAnnsiac, C. Porter, A.
O. Strobel, R. More, A. Castillo, J. J. Zeblecas, M. P. Steinhauer,
J. W. Wietzer, R. E. Cahill, F. R. Martin, R. W. Hachman, and J.
Finch; Front row; Capt. D. Z. Hobbs, E. O. Higgins, G Taubitz, R. D.
Taylor, A. J. Prusak, R. D. Sanders, R. E. Creitz, J. M. Heickeck,
R. A. Dolfi and N. Prauznick. Karl Treanor collection |
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Lt. Wade Pratt crew crash landed in
Belgium on 20 Feb 45. The plane, LAY OR BUST, was salvaged,
but the crew returned to Thorpe Abbotts and resumed flight
operations.
Detailed Information
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium. During 1945, the USAAF had emergency landing fields set up
in Belgium and France. The Pratt crew could not make it to one of
these fields.
Detailed Information (Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium. Detailed
Information
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium.
Detailed Information
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium.
Detailed Information
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Belgium.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST" in
Petigny, Belgium, 1945. Lady is Josephine Valtin who still
lives in Nismes, 5 km from Petigny.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST"
crash site today.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST"
crash site today.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST"
crash site today.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST"
crash site today.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
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"LAY OR BUST"
crash site today.
(Photo courtesy of Claude Roulin -
mariclau@swing.be) |
