Preview
Date
1943-1945
Creation Date
2008-06-12
Description
Black and White photograph of three different aerial views of United States Army Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombers flying over St. Omer [Saint-Omer Region in Pas-de-Calais] and Chartres, France, during bombing missions, circa 1943-1945. The top left image shows a number of B-24 Liberators flying in formation above the clouds. The center image shows St. Omer [Saint-Omer Region in Pas-de-Calais], France after a USAAF bombing raid. The bottom image shows Chartres, France after a USAAF bombing mission.
Digital Collection
Arnold Clayton Watkins World War II Photograph Collection, 1942-1945
Collection Number
SpC MS 0006
Finding Aid
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/3/
Object Type
Photograph
Image Format
Still Image
Location
Europe--France--Nord-Pas-de-Calais--Artois--Saint-Omer; Europe--France--Centre--Chartres;
Publisher Digital
Pittsburg State University, Kansas, Axe Library, Special Collections
Rights
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Keywords
World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American--Aerial photographs; United States. Army Air Forces--History--Aerial photographs; Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais, France)--History--Aerial photographs; World War, 1939-1945--France--Saint-Omer (Pas-de-Calais)--Aerial photographs; World War, 1939-1945--France--Chartres--Aerial photographs; Chartres (France)--History--Aerial photographs; Bombers--United States--Aerial photographs; B-24 Bomber--Aerial photographs
Notes
Pittsburg State University, Special Collections, 6, Watkins, Arnold Clayton, Envelope 4, 14. Contributed by Joan F. Watkins.