Sgt James Potts Photos 418th
Royal Flush on Hardstand 47. Photo courtesy of Eileen Potts Smith.

Royal Flush
Royal Flush having GP bombs loaded on Hardstand 47. Photo courtesy of Eileen Potts Smith

Royal Flush
2107011 LD-T "Shining Hour" with Lt Burdette Williams Crew returned from a mission May 9, 1944 with a 100lb General Purpose bomb wedged in the tail of the plane. The bomb was defused and Tail gunner extracted only to perish a short while later. Above is the photo of the tail being repaired. Photo courtesy of Eileen Potts Smith

Shining Hour
Photo taken on Hardstand 46 looking across at Hardstand 48. A/C on HS 48 are 238191, LD-W, and Silver Dollar LD-R. Looks like Fletcher's Castoria II taxing and a C-47 on Hardstand 49. Looking closely at the photo you can see another a/c taxing and one that has just landed rolling down the runway. Photo courtesy of Eileen Potts Smith

Silver Dollar
Silver Dollar running up engines. on Hardstand 48. Only five missions on a plane that would complete over 100 missions. Photo Courtesy of Eileen Potts Smith.

Silver Dollar
Engines being changed on Silver Dollar on Hardstand 48. Photo Courtesy of Eileen Potts Smith.

Silver Dollar
Squawkin Hawk 230088 XR-E. First 100th BG plane to compete 50 missions. Sent back to States for a Bond Tour.

Squawkin Hawk

418th Ground Personnel
418th Ground Personnel. Please help with ID. Photo Courtesy of Eileen Potts Smith

418th Ground Personnel
HQ Sign for Thorpe Abbotts, Photo courtesy of Anne Cowing

Headquarters Sign