B-29's of the 29th BG, 20th AF on their new airbase on the island of Guam.(rudeerude)

B-29's of the 29th BG, 20th AF

"Hookem Cow" s/n 42-95120 from the 754th Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force.
She crashed on takeoff for a mission to Pointe de Grave,France on April 14,1945. The plane hit power lines and crashed in a field. They only had a partial crew of seven on board at the time. The only two survivors were the two men in the waist of the plane,who were badly injured.
2nd Lt. David Totten-pilot KIA
1st Lt. Joseph Szoke-copilot KIA
2nd Lt. Lewis Anderson-navigator KIA
Sgt. Thomas Seale-engineer KIA
Sgt. Charles May III-radio operator KIA
Sgt. Don Neville-top turret gunner WIA
F/O Michael Lavonsky-bombardier-WIA (rudeerude)

"Hookem Cow"

P-47 Thunderbolt getting some maintenance in the dispersal area of a makeshift airfield in the French countryside following the Allied invasion of Normandy.(rudeerude)