Aircraft
National Archive photo of HANG THE EXPENSE II. 239867 EP-E. This A/C had its tail assembly shredded of most of its surface and the tail gunner's compartment completely shot away by direct flak hits. The big Fortress was piloted safely back to England by 2nd Lt. Frank E. Valesh, who made his fourth emergency landing in less than four weeks.

Hang the Expense II at EastChurch
National Archives Photo of HANG THE EXPENSE II. 239867 EP-E, later to become Boeing Belle, with AAF Repair Depot Caption.

Hang the Expense II at EastChurch
LIL DINAH I'LL BE AROUND, 43-38314 LN-S at Kingman, AZ bone yard. (Photo courtesy of Jack O'Leary)

Scrap Yard for Little Dinah
CALL HER SAVAGE, A/C 237783 XR-B, with the John A. Harrison crew. A/C was originally named Dodie. Harrison crew information.

Call Her Savage with Lt John Harrison Crew
100th BG aircraft lined up in shot taken after hostilities, in 1945. Photo from Contrails.

100th Aircraft after hostilities
Wars End photo scan from Contrails. PFF aircraft on Cross Runway after the War.

PFF Aircraft on Runway after War
FEVER BEAVER A/C 238047 EP-O showing 133 mission markings. (Photo courtesy of Ron Batley and the Thorpe Abbotts Memorial Museum)

Fever Beaver 135 missions
Thorpe Abbotts airfield. Aircraft in foreground is the station "hack" that previously belonged to the 97th Bomb Group. A station hack was a war weary aircraft that was used for anything other than combat. (Photo courtesy of Brooks Buford)

Station Hack
B-17s in formation in 1944. (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Tong)

B-17 from below. (Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Tong)
