This photograph comes from the National Archives, the caption reading:
UNDER THE NOSE OF THE FORTRESS
The big bomb, guided by Corp. Joseph E. Law, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is lifted from the trailer to a cradle.
The boys who handle these high explosives have hard jobs with long and odd hours, mostly at night in black-out conditions. Picture shows loading for a less frequent, late afternoon operation.
We found this image in 2024 while researching Coal Region airmen who served with the 8th Air Force during World War II as we watched the Apple TV+ miniseries “Masters of the Air.”
You can watch a YouTube series me and my Public History podcast co-host Justin Voithofer made about the World War II miniseries:
Read more stories from the 8th Air Force in World War II
Ivan C. Lewis | Pearl Harbor survivor lost while serving with the 8th Air Force in 1943
Lackawanna County airman killed in bombing raid featured in “Masters of the Air”
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