Documents, maps & photographs
Photo, 502nd PIR, 101st Airborne, Newbury, May 1944
Scarce genuine WWII photograph, taken at Newbury-Berks, in May 1944. This picutre shows 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers having a chow in a mess. M/SGT Kenneth McDermitt, T/SGT Dalmon Blackburn and S/SGT Richard Gulley. 13cm x 10cm.
Photo, Aerial, Breitscheid, Germany, October 24, 1944
Scarce genuine WWII USAAF aerial reconnaissance picture, showing the results of some 9th Air Force's bombing raid on a German airfield at Breitsched. Photograph taken on October 24, 1944. Original print from the album of the infamous 'Peck’s Bad Boys' of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group. Dimensions: 8.7in x 9.2in.
Photo, Aerial, Laval, 1944, 3rd Armored / 79th Inf. Div.
Very scarce genuine WWII US aerial reconnaissance picture showing results of the bombardment of a railroad bridge at Laval, France on July 26, 1944. Original print from the album of the infamous 'Peck’s Bad Boys' of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group. 22.5 x 22.5 cm.
Photo, Aerial, Saint-Lô, July 17, 1944
Scarce genuine WWII USAAF aerial reconnaissance picture, showing the results of some artillery barrage in the vicinity of Saint-Lô, Normandy a few days before Operation Cobra. Photograph taken on July 17, 1944. Original print from the album of the infamous 'Peck’s Bad Boys' of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group. Dimensions: 10in x 9.8in.
Photo, Aerial, VII Corps, Sieg River, Germany, March 25, 1945
Very scarce genuine WWII US aerial reconnaissance picture, showing the destruction of a bridge over the Sieg River, Germany by 155mm guns of VII Corps. Photograph taken on March 25, 1945. Original print from the album of the infamous 'Peck’s Bad Boys' of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group. Dimensions: 8in x 9in.
Photo, Edward Stettinius, Newbury, April 1944
Scarce genuine WWII photograph, taken at Newbury - Berks, on April 20, 1944. This picutre shows Under secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr., inspected american troops in England. 9.5 cm x 12 cm.
Photo, Liberation of Nice, 551st PIB, 1944
Scarce genuine WWII photograph, taken on August 30, 1944 during the liberation of Nice, Jean Médecin avenue. This picutre shows parachutists from the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion acclaimed by French people. 12,5 cm x 10 cm. See page 375 of the book First Airborne Task Force of Michel De Trez.
Photo, Normandy, Overlord, Piper Cub
Scarce genuine WWII photograph, taken in June 1944 in Normandy during Operation Overlord. This picutre shows a Piper Cub on the ground somewhere in Normandy. 12.5cm x 10cm.
Photo, USAAF, B-24D, Nose Art, 'JE REVIENS'
Genuine WWII photograph of B-24D Liberator, 42-72808, ' Je Reviens', 380th Bombardment Group, 529th Bombardment Squadron, 5th U.S. Army Air Force. Assigned to the 529th Bomb Squadron in Australia in October 1943, this aircraft flew 57 missions over Japanese-occupied Indonesia, claiming seven enemy fighters. It was struck off charge in October 1944 and subsequently salvaged for parts. 8cm x 6cm.
Photo, USAAF, B-25H, Nose Art, 'PASSIONATE PAT'
Genuine WWII photograph of B-25H Mitchell ' Passionate Pat '. The fate of the aircraft is unkown. 8cm x 6cm.
Photo, USAAF, Nose Art, 'RAMP-TIME KIDS'
Genuine WWII photograph of the nose art ' RAMP-TIME KIDS '. The fate of the aircraft is unkown. 8cm x 6cm.
Photo-map, Germany, Esserden, Sheet No. 4204 N.W., 1944, Rhine crossing
Rare genuine WWII US Army photo-map, Rhine River, Sheet No. 4204 S. E. , scale 1:12,500. Dated 1944. The present map covers a perimeter between Esserden and Speldrop in Germany. Very good overall condition. Dimensions: 28.7in x 22.04in.
