View from the ground of dozens of B-17 Flying Fortresses flying overhead, Thurleigh Airfield
Gift of Helen Haynes in Memory of Wyndom S. Haynes
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Photograph. View from the ground of dozens of B-17 Flying Fortresses flying overhead, returning from mission. Thurleigh Airfield, near Bedford, England. 1943-45
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1943,1943,1943
1945,1945,
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Items from the service of Wyndom S. Haynes, who was from Mathews, Virginia. Haynes was born in 1919. He enlisted in the US Air Force on September 24, 1941. He served with the 369th Bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force in the European Theatre. Collection consists of 300 photos, ten documents, and five objects related to Wyndom Haynes' service.
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Bedford
Latitude:
52.133
Longitude:
-0.483
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Aircraft, fixed wing