Duval and Wells were gunners on a B-24 bomber of the U.S. 459th Bomb Group.
On a mission to Steyr, Austria in April of 1944, their B-24 was attacked by German fighters and badly damaged. With the
Machine-gun damage from fighters on a Stirling tail gun demonstrates the danger that the position put the men in
b-24 june of '44 over france. tough old bird.
During a bombing mission over Naples, this B-17 of the 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group has lost part of a wing and is about to plunge earthward.
The pilot was able to level the plane momentarily and five parachutes were seen to open. Pin by Paolo Marzioli
The Boeing B17 "Wee Willie" has its left wing blown off by flak over Crantenburg, Germany. April 10, 1945.
Halifax crew amidst the damage caused when it was hit by a falling bomb from another aircraft while raiding Cologne on the night of 28/29 June 1943.
“B-17 Flying Fortress "Sweet Pea" Hit by flak on 21 September 1944 over Debrecen, Hungary (2 KIA) Returned home & was repaired. Lost in takeoff accident in June 1945.”
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uselage of the B-26 Marauder damaged by gunfire. A man kneeling on the fuselage. Martin B-26G-1-MA Marauder,s/n 43-34165 573rd BS, 391st BG, 9th AF. Hit twice by AAA over the target on the December 2,1944 mission to Saarlauten,Germany causing the pilot to belly-land back at the base in France. Three were wounded, including the pilot, and one man was killed. 2ndLt. Edmund B. Dunn - pilot (wounded) 2ndLt. Edwin H. Armstrong - copilot S/Sgt. Oliver W. Hartwell - bombardier S/Sgt. Jesse M. Elerbee -