Spring Military Aviation and Militaria Auction
Lot 90:
Description
This archive contains a collection of black-and-white photographs and ephemera related to the 727th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 451st Bombardment Group, United States Army Air Forces, documenting operations in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The collection consists of over 40 gelatin silver prints of varying sizes, including personal snapshots and official theater photographs. Aircraft depicted include Republic P-47 Thunderbolts in both razorback and bubbletop variants, Curtiss P-40 Warhawks, a North American P-51 Mustang, Consolidated B-24 Liberators, and a Douglas C-47 Skytrain. Notable aircraft markings include the nose art Tiny on a P-47 cowling and the hand-painted name Georgia Airlines on a C-47 fuselage. Several images document captured or downed German Luftwaffe aircraft, including a Junkers Ju 88 with Balkenkreuz insignia and tail sections featuring swastika markings. Personnel are shown in flight gear, including A-2 leather jackets and crushed flight caps, as well as ground crews performing engine maintenance. The ephemera consists of a printed invitation for the Box Car Gin Mill 1st Anniversary Dance dated Thursday, December 14, featuring a stylized B-24 Liberator illustration. Photographic margins contain standard USAAF identification codes including 385-852X-AAF-CE-8 (12-11-43) 12 and 16-414-AS(K-15)AAF (10-18-43).
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