418th Bomb Squadron
S/Sgt Leroy E. (Babe) Leist of the William E. Green crew at Thorpe Abbotts in November 1943. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives)

S/Sgt Leroy E. (Babe) Leist
Roland Knight, left and Jack Kidd at briefing - Kidd Collection

Roland Knight, left and Jack Kidd
Group and Squadron Officers await a mission return. Extreme right, shielding eyes is the 100th's legendary Sammy Barr. The Kidd Collection.

Sweating in the group
Group Officers await mission return. On the top of the tower are from left Neil B. Harding, Group CO, and Jack Kidd Group Operations Officer. Lower are Sammy Barr with back to to camera at left, Sumner Reeder with hands on railing and Cosgrove from S-2. Kidd Collection

Sweating out the Mission
Officers await mission return. Kidd Collection

sweating out the mission
A mission takeoff on runway 28. Kidd Collection

A mission takeoff
100th aircraft returning. Kidd Collection

Roland Knight, left, Jack Kidd and M. Williams. Kidd Collection

Looking over reports
Staff meeting at Thorpe Abbotts. Kidd Collection

Staff meeting at Thorpe Abbotts
100th aircraft in Africa LD-U - 42-30066 Mugwump - Charles Cruikshank/ John Egan, EP-A, Thomas Murphy & Beirne Lay Jr (Foreground) this is the famous "PICADILLY LILLY," 42-5864, XR-J 25861 Cowboy Roane - "LADEN MAIDEN," XR-D,230611 Henington - "HORNY" (100th Photo Archives)

Aug 17, 1943 in Africa