HUITIÈME FORCE AÉRIENNE DES ÉTATS-UNIS EN GRANDE-BRETAGNE, 1942-1945 - légende de presse pour la série d'images : LA JEUNESSE DES FORTERESSES VOLANTES. Les petites Amériques émergent dans toute la Grande-Bretagne, chacune remarquable par l'enthousiasme enthousiaste des jeunes hommes qui caractérisent la jeunesse de l'Amérique imprégnée de l'esprit de bombarder et de combattre les Allemands jusqu'à ce que la menace nazie soit vaincue et la paix restaurée une fois de plus. Ici, dans ces «petites Amériques», une grande force de bombardiers a été constituée et l'ennemi a senti le poids de ce grand air pourrait dans les raids de jour audacieux qui sont effectués presque quotidiennement. Rarement une journée se passe sans puissance

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• ID de l’image: 2X0P35D
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• Dimensions: 2652 x 1885 px | 22,5 x 16 cm | 8,8 x 6,3 inches | 300dpi

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UNITED STATES EIGHTH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN, 1942-1945 - Press caption for image series: YOUTH OF THE FLYING FORTRESSES. Little Americas are springing up all over Britain, each notable for the eager enthusiasm of young men typifying the youth of America imbued with the spirit to bomb and fight the Germans until the Nazi Menace is overcome and peace once again restored. Here in these 'Little Americas' a great bomber force has been built up and the enemy has felt the weight of this great air might in the daring daylight raids which are carried out almost daily. Rarely a day goes by without a might armada of Flying Fortresses streaming out with a great roar from their bases in Britain to wreck the enemy's war machine. It is the youth of America that is so capably commanding these formidable new weapons of aerial warfare. Most of the crews were mere schoolboys at the outbreak of war. The spirit of these lads is refreshing- it is one of courage and determination to win out whatever the odds. Our cameraman- American War Correspondent, Samuel Goldstein, paid a visit to the Flying Fortress "Kindergarten" station, which is a complete unit of youth. The principal flying officers of the station are two "old men" of 39- the oldest members. While the "baby"-already a captain is 20. The commanding officer, Col Vandevanter, who has flown Fortresses through the battles over the Philippines, Java and Australia and has led his unit on numerous missions over Germany and occupied Europe, is just 26. His deputy Major Preston Piper of Santa Anna, Calif is 27. Major Piper led this group in the highly successful raid over Regensburg, Germany and heroically rescued most of his crew in the Fortress "Lulu Belle" when he was forced to ditch in the Atlantic, after being damaged over Bordeaux on a return mission from Africa. USP/2241 Keystone Press Agency. 25 Sep 1943.' B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 42-3422) nicknamed "Winnie The Pooh" and (serial number 42-30263) nicknamed "Preg