Photo Gallery

Un-identified 351st aircraft being towed by the small crawler made by General Motors (100th Photo Archives)

The 100th bombing and un-identified target, could be a NOBALL site in France. (100th Photo Archives)

Excellent shot from the right waist of heave contrail over the continent, this is fairly early in the war as the aircraft are still wearing olive drab on the top of their wings. (100th Photo Archives)

The famous photograph of “Big Frank” Valesh’s "HANG THE EXPENSE II" back from Frankfurt 24 Jan 1944. Roy Urich, the TG was blown out and miraculously escaped serious injury, spending the remainder of the war in a POW camp. This is one of the most heavily damaged Forts to return to England. Valesh had very little pitch or yaw control and this only by using the engines. This is one of the greatest photographs in the archives of the 100th. (100th Photo Archives)

Looking forward from the rear entry hatch – this is a great view of the waist gunner positions. The frame in the center is part of the ball turret, slightly farther forward the opening to the radio room is visible. (100th Photo Archives)

View of M2 Browning mounted in the left waist position. This is late model B-17 with the waist opening enclosed, this reduced the cases of frost bite immensely. (100th Photo Archives)

The 418th Wolff Pack’s damaged vertical stabilizer and rudder photographed on the ground in Africa after the Regensberg 17 Aug 1943 mission. The 100th was to have Bob Wolff, the pilot, almost exactly another month. Bob and The Wolff Pack went down in the English Channel and where the crew were picked up by the Germans. (100th Photo Archives)

The First Heavy Bomber of the 8th Air Force to bomb Berlin March 4, 1944, B-17F # 30731 equipped with RAF H2S (Stinkey) radar. 482nd BF (H) Crew standing from left, Ground Engineering Officer, Lt. Bill Owen-Pilot, T/Sgt. Don White-TTE, S/Sgt Harlen Sours-TG, S/Sgt. Geiorge Moffat-BTG, T/Sgt. Ed Aken-ROG, S/Sgt. Ellsworth Beans-WG, S/Sgt. John O'Neil-WG, Lt. Al Engelhardt-NAV, Lt. Marshall Thixton-BOM and Lt. Frank McAllister-CP. Kneeling: Ground Crew Members. (100th Photo Archives) John O'Neil has published two books associated with the 100th BG. The link will take you to his website: John O'Neil's Military Book site.

"MUGWUMP" 418TH aircraft, Photo taken stateside. (100th Photo Archives)

"THE ALL AMERICAN GIRL", later nose art. All nine of her crew are memorialized on the WALL OF THE MISSING at Cambridge. 351st aircraft (100th Photo Archives)