The crew of a Boeing B-17F of the 5th Wing, 483rd Bomb Group, 815th Bomb Squadron, USAAF’s 15th Air Force, bailing out from his plane hit during a raid over Wiener Neustadt marshalling yards, South of Vienna. Note the right engines already failed. About the photo’s date I have encountered many disagreement from November 9, 1943, to May 1944, not always making with the missions list of the 12th and 15th units and I preferred not quote any date. According my opinion this dramatic picture reminding well the hard missions of 15th Air Force against targets protected by a smashing AA defence like those covering the Vienna Area also without a date. Victor Sierra



Bail out!

P-38H #33 "Japanese Sandman II" #42-66905.This plane was assigned to the 39th FS,35th FG and was orginally piloted by Lt. Richard E. Smith.After this plane was transfered to the 431st FS, 475th Fg ,during a training exercise from Embi while being flown by pilot Lt. Dawson,this P-38 force landed due to mechanical difficulties.(rudeerude)

Found in the jungle of New Guinea in 1995
http://www.pacificghosts.com/cdrom/wrecks/p38/smith.html

#33 "Japanese Sandman II"

The crew of a Douglas A-20 of USAAF’s 47th Bombardment Group loading the leaflets will to be dropped during a night mission behind the Northern Italy’s front line, 1944, Grosseto Airport. Victor Sierra