Rae Carey's initial B-17 Flying Fortress aircrew pose for a photo at Thurleigh Airfield, England, 1944, front row, left to right, 1st Lt. Dean Allen, pilot, 1st Lt. Charles Rapp Jr., co-pilot, 2nd Lt. Charles Donahue, navigator, 1st Lt. Michael Vlahos, bombardier, back row, left to right, Tech. Sgt. Harvey Purkey, engineer, and top turret gunner, Tech. Sgt. Robert Newsbigle, radio operator, Staff Sgt. Eugene LeVeque, ball turret gunner, Staff Sgt. Richard Huebotter, waist gunner, Staff Sgt. Charles Reinartsen, waist gunner, and Staff Sgt. James Rae Carey, tail gunner. Carey would fly 26 combat missions before he was downed Aug. 26, 1944, during a bombing mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Master Sgt. Matthew Carey/Released)
Date Taken: | 03.01.2010 |
Date Posted: | 10.04.2014 00:13 |
Photo ID: | 1580042 |
VIRIN: | 140603-F-KS512-002 |
Resolution: | 2952x2304 |
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Location: | THURLEIGH AIRFIELD, GB |
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