T/Sgt Lucien Fugere
With “Ramp Tramp”, s/n 42-7700
Col. Gent presenting Purple Heart, Sept 44
Gen Hugo Rush presenting 2nd Air Medal, 4/28/44
Oct ’42 – Mapping camera in B-18
Douglas B-18, 1942
Capt. Chrysler gives weather briefing for 22 Feb 44 mission to Regensburg
Capt. Burr Tarrant, Group Intelligence Officer, 22 Feb 44
Group Commander Col. Thomas Gent at mission briefing
Gen Nathan Twining, 15th AF CO (3rd from left), Col. Gent, Col. Randolph
Col. Gent on left, Gen Twining center, Gen Rush 2nd from right
unknown with aircraft “Fickle Finger”
unknown
Fusing 500 lb. bombs
Ground photographers
Courier with maps for next mission
Loading incendiary bombs
Gen Joseph Atkinson, 47th Wing Commander (Feb 44), then 15th AF Deputy Commander
Lucien Fugere with Beechcraft C-45
449th Commander Col. Thomas Gent
Col Gent and Deputy Commander Col. George Blase
Col. Gent, Gen Twining
Col. Gent, Maj Fleischer, Gen Atkinson
Gen Atkinson (left), Col. Blase, others unknown
449th one year anniversary, May 1, 1944
Mud-bound field at Grottaglie, probably March 1944
“Sunshine”, s/n 42-52106 wearing Bar A tail marking of Feb-Mar 1944.
Mud-bound B-24 at Grottaglie
“Blind Date” s/n 41-29243, tail #54
“Ramp Tramp” at Grottaglie
“Lonesome” receiving maintenance, February 1944. Note ‘Bar A’ on tail of #1 “Our Baby” at far right
Ju-52 wreckage at Grottaglie
View of Grottaglie Field from dirigible hanger
Dirigible hanger
Refueling section, P-38 wrecks at right, part of 718th Squadron ramp
Dirigible hanger, runway at Grottaglie beyond
View from Dirigible hanger of 719th ramp. Â Bristol Beaufighter in front of #15 “Patches” s/n 42-52115
Olive grove at one of the Squadron areas
348th Service Squadron hangers and 719th Squadron area beyond
348th Service Squadron area
348th Service Squadron area
717th ramp at Grottaglie. Â #36 “Holy Joe” s/n 41-29225 at right.
719th ramp at Grottaglie, Feb 1944 as some have added the ‘Bar A’ tail markings. Â Visible are #1 “Our Baby”, #4 “The Buzzer”, #8 “Paper Doll”, #9 “Guardian Angel”, #14 “Lonesome” and #15 “Patches”
719th ramp at Grottaglie, Feb 1944
449th B-24 on runway at Grottaglie. Â C-47 on ramp at right.
Dirigible hangers at Grottaglie and 717th ramp at right
Bomb dump, west side of field at Grottaglie
B-17F, s/n 42-30437. Â “Ferret” aircraft used for ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) missions mapping German radar warning system.
Douglas C-47 refueling
Douglas C-47
RAF Vickers Wellington, aka “Wimpy”
RAF Handley Page Halifax
PV-2 Harpoon
Bristol Beaufighter and RAF Wimpy
RAF Spitfire
RAF Spitfires, B-24’s in background
RAF P-40 Kittyhawk
Hawker Hurricane
“Shirley Jean” 42-95397, #68, 716th Squadron
“Twinkletoes”, 42-95314, #72, 716th Squadron
“Queen of Hearts”, 42-64367, #67, 716th Squadron
“Queen of Hearts”, 42-64367, #67, 716th Squadron
“Devil’s Henchmen, 42-52089, #63, 716th Squadron
“The Buzzer”, 41-29307, #4, 719th Squadron