A 1,000-horsepower radial aircraft engine of the type used in B-17 Fly...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Releas... More
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and State Adjutant
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and State Adjutant General Francis J. Evon talk with Command Chief Master Sgt. James Traficante during a visit to Bradley Air National Guard Base, Oct. 30, 2019. Traficante was o... More
A soldier from the Polish 17 Wielkopolska Mechanized
A soldier from the Polish 17 Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade lays flowers at the foot of a memorial to two U.S. Army Air Corps B-17 bomber crewmen who were killed in action during World War II, following a dedi... More
U.S. Army Air Corps SGT. Louis Sleeper, a World War II veteran, takes ...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Jesse Shipps, USAF Release S... More
The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17
The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber arrived at the Museum of Aviation at Robins on Aug. 20. The aircraft which had previously been on outdoor public display at Grissom... More
A pair of"Tokyo Tanks,"used to extend the range of B-17 Flying Fortres...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ken Hammond Release Status: Releas... More
1st Sgt. Blake Wise of 64th Brigade Support Battalion,
1st Sgt. Blake Wise of 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stands in formation during a dedication ceremony in Mosina, Poland, March 18, 2017, of a memorial t... More
The B-17 Flying Fortress (G-BEDF) Sally B performs a fly-by tribute du...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Lakenheath State: Suffolk Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Jessica Struble, USAF Release Status: Released to Public ... More
Diana Matibe and Ashley Lowry, Air Force Junior ROTC
Diana Matibe and Ashley Lowry, Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from Warner Robins High School, thank World War II veterans for their service during a reception at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga., Aug.... More
Old photos and documents sits on a table in the Parish
Old photos and documents sits on a table in the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Helmdon Nov. 2. The village and 422nd Air Base Group held a ceremony in honor of the 327th Bombardment Squadron, VIII Bombe... More
Crawford Hicks, B-17 pilot, addresses the audience
Crawford Hicks, B-17 pilot, addresses the audience during a reception held at the museum in Warner Robins, Ga., Aug. 21. Hicks was shot down May 30, 1944, becoming a prisoner of war and was held captive until A... More
Soldiers of the Polish 17 Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade,
Soldiers of the Polish 17 Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade, Polish army veterans, and Soldiers of the 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stand in formation du... More
A group of veterans, who once served as B-17 crew members
A group of veterans, who once served as B-17 crew members during World War II, render honors during the singing of the national anthem Aug. 21 at a reception in the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga. The ... More
The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17
The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber arrived at the Museum of Aviation at Robins on Aug. 20. The aircraft which had previously been on outdoor public display at Grissom... More
Connecticut Governor Ned talks with first responders
Connecticut Governor Ned talks with first responders stationed at Bradley Air National Guard base, Oct. 30, 2019. Lamont visited the Air Base to personally thank the men and women involved with rescue efforts d... More
Col. Christopher R. Norrie, commander, 3rd Armored
Col. Christopher R. Norrie, commander, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Witnica City Mayor Dariusz Jaworski, and a soldier from the Polish 17 Wielkopolska Mechanized Brigade salute the me... More
Capt. William N. West, U.S. Air Force air liaison officer
Capt. William N. West, U.S. Air Force air liaison officer and joint terminal attack controller deployed to Operation Atlantic Resolve with 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, speaks to Col. ... More
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont talks with the press
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont talks with the press following a visit to first responders stationed at Bradley Air National Guard base, Oct. 30, 2019. Lamont visited the Air Base to personally thank the men an... More
Col. Charles Hamilton, 422nd Air Base Group commander,
Col. Charles Hamilton, 422nd Air Base Group commander, speaks during a memorial service for the crew of the Sharon Belle, who lost their lives in a crashed in at the Astwell Castle Farms in 1943. The village an... More
Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from Warner Robins High
Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from Warner Robins High School thank World War II veterans for their service, during a reception held at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga. on Aug. 21. John Barrett, an Ar... More
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress simulates damaged landing
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress simulates damaged landing gear while flying for the Wings Over Whiteman air show on June 16, 2019, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, The Simulation demonstrates the amount of d... More
Connecticut Governor Ned talks with first responders
Connecticut Governor Ned talks with first responders stationed at Bradley Air National Guard base, Oct. 30, 2019. Lamont visited the Air Base to personally thank the men and women involved with rescue efforts d... More
The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17
The first sections of an iconic World War II-era B-17 “Flying Fortress” bomber arrived at the Museum of Aviation at Robins on Aug. 20. The aircraft which had previously been on outdoor public display at Grissom... More
A plaque hangs on the wall inside the Parish Church
A plaque hangs on the wall inside the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene in memorial to a B-17 air crew killed when their plane crashed at Astwell Castle Farms in 1943. Members of the 422nd Air Base Group and ... More
B-17 undergoes heavy maintenance in Oklahoma City in 1942.
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress undergoes heavy engine maintenance at the Oklahoma City Air Depot in this undated photo from 1942. B-17s received Norden bombsight upgrades at the facility. Courtesy photo Tinker A... More
Members of the 422nd Air Base Group and village of
Members of the 422nd Air Base Group and village of Helmdon look at old photos and documents of the crew of the Sharon Belle, who lost their lives in a crashed in at the Astwell Castle Farms in 1943. The village... More
(From left) Clyde Mathe, Donald Meck and Durward Swanson,
(From left) Clyde Mathe, Donald Meck and Durward Swanson, B-17 crew members during World War II, render honors during the singing of the national anthem at a reception in the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins... More
Astwell Castle Farm (located about one mile east of
Astwell Castle Farm (located about one mile east of the village of Helmdon) is shown as it sits today, however on Nov. 30, 1943, it was a much different scene. A B-17 bomber from the 327th Bombardment Squadron... More
Col. Jeffrey King, Robins’ installation and 78th Air
Col. Jeffrey King, Robins’ installation and 78th Air Base Wing commander, greets John Barrett, Army veteran, during a reception at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga., Aug. 21. Barrett – a private firs... More
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont shakes hands with Airmen
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont shakes hands with Airmen from the 103rd Airlift Wing, stationed at Bradley Air National Guard Base, and Soldiers of the 14th Civil Support Team out of Camp Hartnell in Windsor Lo... More
Soldiers of 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored
Soldiers of 64th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, stand in formation during a dedication ceremony in Mosina, Poland, March 18, 2017, of a memorial to two U.S. A... More
The 422nd Air Base Group Honor Guard salutes the memorial
The 422nd Air Base Group Honor Guard salutes the memorial for 10 Airmen killed when their B-17 bomber crashed in at the Astwell Castle Farms in 1943 during a memorial service in the Parish Church of St. Mary Ma... More
Durward Swanson, Army Air Force veteran, autographs
Durward Swanson, Army Air Force veteran, autographs a B-17 model aircraft during a reception Aug. 21at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga. Swanson arrived at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii in 1939. Surv... More
A B-17 Flying Fortress flies in the skies with a C-47
A B-17 Flying Fortress flies in the skies with a C-47 during a performance at the Thunder over Cedar Creek Lake air show July 4, 2020, Cedar Creek Lake, Texas. The air show features numerous active-service and ... More
Donald Meck -- B-17 gunner who trained with the Berneburg
Donald Meck -- B-17 gunner who trained with the Berneburg crew while in Mississippi and flew the B-17 D-Day Dottie during his tour in England -- reflects on his service during a reception held at the Museum of ... More
Mike Rowland, Museum of Aviation curator, addresses
Mike Rowland, Museum of Aviation curator, addresses an audience during a reception held at the museum in Warner Robins, Ga., Aug. 21. The reception honored veterans who served aboard B-17s and celebrated the ar... More
Mike Rowland, Museum of Aviation curator, addresses
Mike Rowland, Museum of Aviation curator, addresses an audience during a reception held at the museum in Warner Robins, Ga., Aug. 21. The reception honored veterans who served aboard B-17s and celebrated the ar... More
Lisa Fruge Cirilli, BAE Assistance and Aerospace Industry
Lisa Fruge Cirilli, BAE Assistance and Aerospace Industry Committee chairperson, gets a model B-17 aircraft autographed by a group of World War II veterans during a reception Aug. 21 at the Museum of Aviation i... More
Erwin Ross, Robins Museum of Aviation restoration
Erwin Ross, Robins Museum of Aviation restoration specialist, straps a B-17 “Flying Fortress” engine to a forklift. The first sections of the iconic World War II-era bomber arrived at the museum on Aug. 20. The... More
Col. Jeffrey King, Robins’ installation and 78th Air
Col. Jeffrey King, Robins’ installation and 78th Air Base Wing commander, addresses an audience Aug. 21 during a reception at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga. The reception honored veterans who serv... More
The 422nd Air Base Group Honor Guard presents the colors
The 422nd Air Base Group Honor Guard presents the colors during the singing of the U.S. national anthem during a memorial service in the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Helmdon Nov. 2. The ceremony honor... More
A B-17 Flying Fortress flies through the sky during
A B-17 Flying Fortress flies through the sky during a performance at the Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake air show July 4, 2020, Cedar Creek Lake, Texas. The air show featured numerous military active-service and ... More
Nettie Mathe, spouse of veteran Clyde Mathe greets
Nettie Mathe, spouse of veteran Clyde Mathe greets John Barrett, Army veteran, during a reception at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Ga., Aug. 21. Barrett – a private first class during the war – recei... More