P. 1 of U.S.A.A.F. Medium Bomber Groups, South Pacific, WWII

   Shown below are photos of American aircraft, mostly B-25 Mitchell Bombers, and personnel in the 38th & 345th Bomber Groups of the 5th Army Air Force and the 42nd Bomber Group, 13th A.A.F. during World War Two. There are even a few shots of B-25s in the 5th AAF's 3rd Attack Group. These photos tell a story. It is one of young men who left their homes and families in America to go to distant lands and fight, and die, for Freedom.
   It was to try and preserve the memory of their sacrifices that led me to collect old photos and negatives of the conflict known as WWII. It became a more compelling passion as the years went on. Relatives of many American warriors who are named on these pages have contacted me with corrections and some with purchases of prints to remember the deeds of a family member. Some who have bought prints, and offered corrections, have just had a compelling interest in historic deeds well done and studying them. To all I say "Thanks very much."
   I am offering digital enlargements and/or scans of these historic photos for sale. Read on to learn more.
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   Some of these photos are from original negatives, others are from high quality copy negatives.
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   Thanks for stopping by and checking out the photos. Be sure and check out the other pages of photos in this web site (links are at the bottom of the page).
   Here are some links to very informative web sites you can go to learn more about the aircraft shown below and the men who flew them.
3rd Bombardment Group
Pacific Wreck Database
Aerothentic Publications, The U.S. 5th Air Force experts
5th AAF, 38th Bomb Group Site
13th AAF, The Jungle Air Force
13th AAF, 42nd Bomb Group Page
Joe Baugher's Home Page (Great lot of Aircraft serial number links)
The Air Force in WW II
The WWII Fighter Gun Debate (incredibly informative)

Photo 1. From an original 4"x5" acetate negative. 5th AAF personnel and equipment on a Navy transport en route to the next airbase. © Sea Bird Publishing, Inc., 2001, All rights reserved	Photo 2. From an original 4"x5" acetate negative. 5th AAF personnel pose on a Navy transport in the South-West Pacific. © Sea Bird Publishing, Inc., 2001, All rights reserved	Photo 3. From an original 4"x5" acetate negative. 5th AAF personnel on a Navy transport. © Sea Bird Publishing, Inc., 2001, All rights reserved
Photo 4. From a copy negative. The 822nd & 823rd Sqdrn's of the 38th BG arrive at Durand Drome (17 mile) near Port Moresby, New Guinea June 23, 1943.	Photo 5. From a copy negative. Camp is made.	Photo 6. From a copy negative. "Ipeefreely in New Guinea by N. Spalla."
Photo 7. From a copy negative. The 38th BG's sign seen at the base entrance.	Photo 8. From an original 4"x5" acetate negative. B-25J Mitchell in the 38th Bomb Group, 823rd Bomber Squadron (The Terrible Tigers), ca. 1945. © Sea Bird Publishing, Inc., 2001, All rights reserved	Photo 9. From an original 4"x5" acetate negative. B-25G Mitchell in the 38th Bomb Group, 823rd Bomber Squadron. Hollandia, New Guinea, ca.1944. © Sea Bird Publishing, Inc., 2001, All rights reserved
Photo 10. From a copy negative. "Sad Sack" a B-25C in the 5th AAF, 3rd Attack Group (Bomb Group). Probably at Charter's Towers, Australia. ca. 1943.	Photo 11. From a copy negative. B-25C "Tokyo Sleeper" serial #4112905, 5th AAF, 38th BG, 405th BS. At Port Moresby, New Guinea in early 1943, early in the aircraft's career.	Photo 12. From a copy negative. B-25C serial number 4130248 in the 38th Bomb Group.
Photo 13. From a copy negative. B-25C/D Ground Hog in the 5th Army Air Force, 38th Bomb Group, most likely at an Australian aerodrome ca. 1943.	Photo 14. From a copy negative. The 405th's Commanding Officer, Major Jesse R. Foley, Jr., shaking hands with the crew chief of "Tokyo Sleeper" in front of the aircraft several years and 136 bombing missions after photo 11 was taken. This is in New Guinea, 1944 (either Nadzab or Durand). Special thanks to Major Foley's nephew, Russ Graves, for correcting the caption I had put previously on this great photo.	Photo 15. From a copy negative. Close up of the business end of a B-25 Mitchell medium bomber in the 405th (Green Dragons) Bomber Squadron. ca. 1944.
Photo 16. From a copy negative. B-25C serial number 4130248 in the 38th Bomb Group.	Photo 17. From a copy negative. 38th BG, 71st BS ground crew tweaking a B-25 in preparation for a mission.	Photo 18. From a copy negative. A technician works on an aerial camera used in 5th AAF aircraft to take many of the battle photos seen on this page.
Photo 19. From a copy negative. Aircrews, engineers and armorers, 38th BG, 71st BS pose by The Scoto Kid, lead attack aircraft for the 71st in many of the raids these guys executed on the Japanese at the heavily defended port of Rabaul, New Britain.	Photo 20. From a copy negative. B-25C "The Scoto Kid" 38th BG, 405 BS with the Engineering Specialist 71st Squadron members posing in front.	Photo 21. From an original 4"x5" acetate negative. B25s in the 13th AAF, 42nd Bomb Group (Crusaders), 390th Bomber Squadron on the tarmac on a South West Pacific Isle, maybe Morotai, ca. 1945. © Sea Bird Publishing, Inc., 2001, All rights reserved
Photo 22. From an original 4"x5" acetate negative. An enlargement of the 42nd BG B25s (Crusaders), 390th Bomber Squadron on the tarmac on a South West Pacific Isle, maybe Morotai, ca. 1945. From the same negative as photo 21. © Sea Bird Publishing, Inc., 2001, All rights reserved	Photo 23. From an original 4"x5" acetate negative. Another view of the Crusaders' B25s in photo 21 (from the same negative), ca. 1945. © Sea Bird Publishing, Inc., 2001, All rights reserved	Photo 24. From a copy negative. B25s in the 5th AAF off the coast of New Guinea heading out on a mission.
Photo 25. Available only on 8"x10" photo paper as hi-res digital output. 5th AAF B25s pound Japanese positions at a South West Pacific location. If you know more about where or when this one was taken please email me.	Photo 26. Available only on 8"x10" photo paper as hi-res digital output. Japanese positions at Rabaul, New Britain burn as 5th AAF B25s pound them while Japanese vessels try to get underway in Simpson Harbor.	Photo 27. From a copy negative. November 5, 1943, B-25s of the 38th Bomb Group bomb and strafe Rabaul and Japanese ships in Simpson Harbor, New Britain.
Photo 28. From a copy negative. B-25s of the 38th Bomb Group bomb Rabaul and Japanese ships in Simpson Harbor, New Britain, ca. Oct. - Dec. 1943.	Photo 29. B-25s of the 5th AAF, 345th Bomber Group (Air Apaches), 501st Bomb Squadron rain parafrags upon Japanese aircraft at Dagua Drome on New Guinea, Feb. 3, 1944 (Thanks very much E. Rogers). Note the swirling smoke behind the B-25s. This drag induced effect is caused by vortices created at the wingtip as air rushes from the high pressure beneath to the low pressure above.	Photo 30. 5th AAF B-25s execute an operation against Alexishafen Drome, a Japanese airbase on Dutch New Guinea. As in the last photo wingtip vortices are clearly visible in the smoke.