More Photos of Planes of the 457th

	This is a 749th squadron plane S/N 42-38064 named "Arf & Arf". It was so named because it was made up of two partially damaged planes joined at the waist. The front half was painted and the back half was shiney aluminum . The plane was lost in a mid air collision over the Channel on a mission to Mersberg on Nov. 8th, 1944. Nine crewmen were killed.
	This is another view of the same plane shown above -- the "Arf & Arf"
	Refueling on the flight line. Planes were usually gassed in the wee hours of the morning just before a mission. Notice the tents in the rear. The ground crews that serviced the planes operated out of tents near the hard stand.
	This plane was from the 749th squadron, serial no.44-6518. Don't know the name but it was "salvaged" in May, 1945.
	This plane was from the 749th squadron and was named "Georgia Peach/Remember Me?". It crash landed in France on Dec 30, 1944 on a mission to Kaiserslautern, Ger. It was returned to service and survived the war to return to the US in Jun "45.
	A cold winter morning with a light snowfall. This was how our flight line looked through most of the winter of '44/'45. Notice the overcast sky. I think every day we spent at Glatton looked like this.
	This is a plane of the 749th squadron on the hardstand. It's serial number was 42-97060 and was named "Calamity Jane II". On a raid to Nienburg, Germany in Aug 5, 1944 it ditched in the North Sea 12 miles from Heligoland. The plane was hit by flak as it passed over Holland on the way to the target and lost three engines. The pilot, Lt Charles Canfield, ditched the plane successfully in the North Sea. The plane broke in half and sank in less than 30 seconds. After the crew had spent about three hours in their dinghie, a Danish fishing boat picked up the crew and took them back to England.
	The bombs being dropped here look like incendary clusters. Those bombs falling in the foreground were dropped from a plane out of sight and above the camera.
	Another formation of bombers silhouetted against the clouds.
	This is a picture of a beautifully restored tower in England that was typical of almost every control tower at American bomber bases. The start engines, taxi and takeoff flares were fired from the balcony in front.
	This is plane number 42-31505 from the 751st squadron. D505, as she was known, is the plane that we flew on the infamous mission to Merseberg on Nov. 2nd 1944. The name of the plane was "Miss Cue" and is mentioned in my description of the raid on Merseberg. The plane was shot up on the 30th of this same month and crash landed in France. ( I have been contacted by Gary DeYoung who was the crew chief for this plane at the time I flew it . )
	This is "Remember Me ?" 749th Squadron, SN 43-37828 L, Pilot was Lt William McCall. The plane is being overhauled after crash landing in France. She sustained battle damage on Dec, 30, 1944 on a mission to Kaiserlautern, Germany. The plane was later named "Georgia Peach". Lt McCall remained in the service and rose to the rank of Brigadier General.
	This is another picture of SN 43-37828L (shown above being repaired). This damage ocurred on Aug 6th, 1944 on a mission to Genshagen, Germany and was flown by Lt. William Clarkson. The original crew of this plane was Lt. Charles Barrier who named the plane "Remember Me ? The crew chief, from Georgia, always named his planes "Georgia Peach". So "Remember Me" appeared on the left front ot the plane and "Georgia Peach" appeared on the right side. The second crew of this plane was Lt. Dale Jeffers's crew and the last was Lt. William McCall. The plane had two crash landings (both in France) and still survived the war and ended up in Kingman, AR.
	This plane is El Lobo II with the 748 squadron. It crash landed in France on Mar 19, 1945 - out of fuel. It was on a mission to Fulda-Plauen and was piloted by Lt Glenn Harris. The pilot and crew were all safe. The plane was salvaged.
	This is a picture sent to me by Daniel Johnson whose father Benjamin "Benny" Johnson was a ball turret gunner on this plane. The plane #43-38751, 748th squadron, piloted by Lt. Donald Sellon, crash landed at the edge of the field while attempting a dead stick landing out of fuel on return from a mission to Lutzkendorf, Germany.
	Two planes from the 457th in formation. Picture probably taken from the navigators dome in the front compartment of the ship.
	This is plane serial number 44-8046 from the 750th Squadron. It's the plane that was piloted by Capt J. W. Fischer with Colonel J. R. Luper as the group commander. The plane was shot down on a mission to Politz. Col Luper survived with four others from the crew and were POW's for the rest of the war. Six other members of the crew were killed. (This picture was sent to me by Kenneth Naversen, son of E. T. Naversen, navigator with the crew of Richard Fitzhugh)
	This is plane number 43-37785 from the 748th squadron named TARFU. (anyone know what that stands for?) This plane survived the war and was returned to the US in 1945.
	This is plane serial number 42-97955 from the 748th Squadron . It crashed landed near Brussels while on a mission to Magdeberg on Sept 28, 1944. Six aircraft in the 18 ship lower box were shot down by 50 enemy fighters. This plane was piloted by Lt Francis Gamboa. The crew were safe and the plane was later salvaged.