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Caption | 17 B-17 Fortresses from the 533rd Bomb Squadron line up for a mission at Ridgewell, Essex, England, UK, 1945 ww2dbase | |||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Essex, England, United Kingdom | |||||
Date | 1945 | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley | |||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||
Photo Size | 3,516 x 2,956 pixels |
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17 Sep 2015 05:18:26 PM
My dad served in the 533rd and I have a small suitcase of pictures some of the famous B17's and pictures of Gerge Robinson and others that visited I want to get with someone and donate these to the Smithsonian in Washington. How do I start on this venture. I myself served in Vietnam with VF114 de[ployed on the USS Kitty Hawk 68 & 69. I have lots of slides taken of planes taking off and landing at nifgt. They are supper but I don't know how to get them in a format for distribution. I also belong to "together we serveded" and still am iun touch with some frinds. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Bill Piech, Raleigh, NC