Preview
Date
1942-1943
Creation Date
2008-06-13
Description
Black & White photograph montage of various shots of the United States Army Air Force, 93rd Bomb Group, flying from England to North Africa during World War II, circa 1942. The image, top left, shows the British coastline. The image, top right, shows 11 Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombers flying in formation across the sea. The middle image shows five Consolidated B-24 Liberators flying in formation along the North Africa coastline. The bottom left image shows an unidentified soldier writing a letter outside of his tent. The bottom right image shows the USAAF military base at Tafaraoui, Algeria.
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--United Kingdom--England; Africa--Algeria--Oran;
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, Military bases, American--Aerial photographs, Bombers--United States--Aerial photographs, B-24 Bomber--Aerial photographs, England--History--Aerial photographs, Great Britain--History--Aerial photographs, World War (1939-1945)--Africa, North--Aerial photographs, World War (1939-1945)--Algeria--Aerial photographs, Africa, North--History--Aerial photographs, World War (1939-1945)--Great Britain--Aerial photographs, World War (1939-1945)--England--Aerial photographs, Soldiers--United States--Photographs
Notes
Pittsburg State University, Special Collections, 6, Watkins, Arnold Clayton, Envelope 7, 04. Contributed by Joan F. Watkins.