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Newest 357th FG Photos (From the collection of Lt John McDonald)
Beautiful shot of a 362nd FS P-51B after the red and yellow checkered paint scheme for the 357th FG replaced the white paint scheme.
Captain OBee O'Brien and Lt Ernest Tiede in between flying sorties on D-Day.
Lt Otto 'Dittie' Jenkins describing a dogfight.
P-51D, G4-U, 44-14390, Buffalo Belle
Lt John McDonald and roommate Lt Joe Shea with Joe's P-51D, My Bonnie.
Lt Joe Shea in P-51D "My Bonnie," 44-72819, G4-E
66th Fighter Wing P-51K that's been retro-fitted with a Hamilton Standard. Serial 44-11660.
P-51B, G4-B, 43-6556, Chicago Gun Moll, flown by Captain Robert D Brown.
Captain Harold Wyatt in P-51K, G4-G, 44-11683
B-17s over the skies of Europe.
Lt McDonald in the 357th bomb storage area.
Weapon crews cleaning 50 Cal machine guns for the 357th FG.
Lt McDonald with weapon crew linking 50 Cal ammunition together for the P-51 machine guns.
Small fragmentation bombs carried in clusters, U.S. WWII 20-lb fragmentation bombs, AN-M41.
• Ribbed cylindrical bodies → characteristic of U.S. frag bombs designed to shatter into lethal fragments
• Small size (much smaller than GP bombs)
• Multiple units packed together → cluster carriage for area saturation
• Sheet-metal tail fins → simple stabilization, not armor-piercing or incendiary types
How they were used
• Released in groups to blanket an area
Lt John McDonald heading to work at Leiston Airfield on a foggy day. Back of photo says 30 Nov 1943.
Lt John McDonald with P-51, 44-13965, D7-Z/ "Gruesome Twosome" A war-weary P-51D converted into a two-seater by 339th FG crews by removal of the fuselage tank and fitting a rear seat. The 339th Fighter Group's base was Fowlmere, England (8 mi. SSW of Cambridge).
P-51D G4-K, 44-63195, flown by Lt Richard 'Rip" Potter.
Chow Hall. Top Gun Ace Kit Carson on the left looking over his shoulder.
Two seat DO-335 on July 1, 1945. There were two of these aircraft at the field near Munich. One was taken to England and later crashed. The other was taken to the United States for uation. The two-seater trainer version was called Ameisenbär ("anteater").
Another view of the two seat DO-335.
After the war, the 357th FG deployed to Germany near Munich. This HE-111 and many other German aircraft were on their airfield. The 357th FG was assigned to Fliegerhorst (Military Airbase) Neubiberg (ALG R-85), Germany, 21 July 1945 – 20 August 1946.
More scrapped German aircraft. ME-110 in the front.
Many ME-109s at the 357th FG airfield near Munich.
Merle Olmsted painting of P-51D Old Crow taking off with Lt Joe Cannon in P-51D, Little Joe, B6-B, 44-13887.
B-24J "Thunderbird" of the 491st Bomb Group with crew. Tailnumber 44-40238.
Lt John McDonald with an AT-6 at Duxford 78th FG
End of War in Europe Orders
Lt McDonald and Lt Taylor at Niederwald monument near Ruedesheim, Germany, beside the Rhine River . The monument was to commemorate the unification of Germany in 1871.
Photo taken by Lt John McDonald arriving in New York Harbor, Dec 4th 1945, aboard a Norwegian Victory Ship. 11 days from Le Harve, France to New York City. You can only imagine how John felt coming home from the war in Europe.
Beautiful shot of a 362nd FS P-51B after the red and yellow checkered paint scheme for the 357th FG replaced the white paint scheme.
Captain OBee O'Brien and Lt Ernest Tiede in between flying sorties on D-Day.
Lt Otto 'Dittie' Jenkins describing a dogfight.
P-51D, G4-U, 44-14390, Buffalo Belle
Lt John McDonald and roommate Lt Joe Shea with Joe's P-51D, My Bonnie.
Lt Joe Shea in P-51D "My Bonnie," 44-72819, G4-E
66th Fighter Wing P-51K that's been retro-fitted with a Hamilton Standard. Serial 44-11660.
P-51B, G4-B, 43-6556, Chicago Gun Moll, flown by Captain Robert D Brown.
Captain Harold Wyatt in P-51K, G4-G, 44-11683
B-17s over the skies of Europe.
Lt McDonald in the 357th bomb storage area.
Weapon crews cleaning 50 Cal machine guns for the 357th FG.
Lt McDonald with weapon crew linking 50 Cal ammunition together for the P-51 machine guns.
Small fragmentation bombs carried in clusters, U.S. WWII 20-lb fragmentation bombs, AN-M41.
• Ribbed cylindrical bodies → characteristic of U.S. frag bombs designed to shatter into lethal fragments
• Small size (much smaller than GP bombs)
• Multiple units packed together → cluster carriage for area saturation
• Sheet-metal tail fins → simple stabilization, not armor-piercing or incendiary types
How they were used
• Released in groups to blanket an area
Lt John McDonald heading to work at Leiston Airfield on a foggy day. Back of photo says 30 Nov 1943.
Lt John McDonald with P-51, 44-13965, D7-Z/ "Gruesome Twosome" A war-weary P-51D converted into a two-seater by 339th FG crews by removal of the fuselage tank and fitting a rear seat. The 339th Fighter Group's base was Fowlmere, England (8 mi. SSW of Cambridge).
P-51D G4-K, 44-63195, flown by Lt Richard 'Rip" Potter.
Chow Hall. Top Gun Ace Kit Carson on the left looking over his shoulder.
Two seat DO-335 on July 1, 1945. There were two of these aircraft at the field near Munich. One was taken to England and later crashed. The other was taken to the United States for uation. The two-seater trainer version was called Ameisenbär ("anteater").
Another view of the two seat DO-335.
After the war, the 357th FG deployed to Germany near Munich. This HE-111 and many other German aircraft were on their airfield. The 357th FG was assigned to Fliegerhorst (Military Airbase) Neubiberg (ALG R-85), Germany, 21 July 1945 – 20 August 1946.
More scrapped German aircraft. ME-110 in the front.
Many ME-109s at the 357th FG airfield near Munich.
Merle Olmsted painting of P-51D Old Crow taking off with Lt Joe Cannon in P-51D, Little Joe, B6-B, 44-13887.
B-24J "Thunderbird" of the 491st Bomb Group with crew. Tailnumber 44-40238.
Lt John McDonald with an AT-6 at Duxford 78th FG
End of War in Europe Orders
Lt McDonald and Lt Taylor at Niederwald monument near Ruedesheim, Germany, beside the Rhine River . The monument was to commemorate the unification of Germany in 1871.
Photo taken by Lt John McDonald arriving in New York Harbor, Dec 4th 1945, aboard a Norwegian Victory Ship. 11 days from Le Harve, France to New York City. You can only imagine how John felt coming home from the war in Europe.
