B-17 Miss Liberty Belle in WWII

[mustangdriver]

Thank you as well sir! It is thread like this that make Wix great. We started a thread just to try and find photos and info on the Miss Liberty Belle, and because of the folks on WIX, we now have nose art and T-shirts thanks to Django, the ever vast knowledge of the story from Ian White, actual crew members and families of crew members coming forward, and an amzing amount of support by the folks on WIX that are showing their support buying shirts and donating to the project. This is what WIX is all about. Thank you to everyone!
Chris

[Jigs Bumper]

Hello Forum
I wish to endorse the words of Capt Henry posted here. I am very honoured to play a supporting role, as they say in Hollywood, on the constantly unfolding and evolving MLB project. With the help of Roy O'Neil and Debbie Bonas, and many others, this project will reach its goal eventually. It is indeed great to see something such as this grow and mature into a very complex web of information. The WiX site has played its part in spinning the thread for this!!!

Ian

[mustangdriver]

Ian, without you, the story may have been lost forever.

[Jigs Bumper]

Chris, thanks for the kind words....
Hey, did the VCR tape arrive yet from Barb and Arnie, copy of the dedication service in 2000???
Ian

[Django]

I too am happy to have a small part in this.

[Jigs Bumper]

Hi Chad, well I should say you had a larger than most part in this project. You breathed life into the nose art and in that, helped bring about the T-shirt's and the prospect of having the ship christened as she perhaps would have been in 1944 with the noseart. I know Chris, Rob and their team value your contributions.
Whitey

[gregoryh]

Gentlemen,

My name is Greg and I have developed a strong interests in the 8th Air Corps and and the 305th Bomb Group. MY grandfather served in Chelveston England during the war with the 305th Bomb Group. He was a B-17 Crew Chief in the 366th Squadron. And I was more unless curious if any of you gentlemen could possibly share anything you might have known about him, with me. His name is Willard R. Everhart.

As I know the 305th today is not the same 305th during WW2 dropping bombs on Nazi Germany. I have the privilege to serve with the same group as my grandfather today. That he served with during the 40's. Today I am a KC-10 Crew Chief at McGuire AFB in New Jersey under the 305th Air Mobility Command.

I noticed some of the post you all made about finding pictures. My grandfather loved taking photos. And the next time I get to take leave to go to Tennessee to visit my grandmother. I will take the time and look for anything you all might be looking for and post it. On most of his photos he would write on the back the date and time. And what was going on

Sincerely
Greg

[6trn4brn]

Welcome to the WIX playground Greg What a cool story that you and your grandfather were both with the 305th and both crew chiefs. Can't wait to see the pix and hear more of your story. Thank you for your service!

(I was with the 305th when it was at GrissomAFB back in 1985...Law Enforcement)

[Django]

Welcome aboard Greg. That's really cool you're with the same unit. What are the odds?

[gregoryh]

I hope I am doing this correct by adding this photo. At the moment we are building a heritage room at McGuire AFB. Honoring all of those who have ever served in the 305th. I have taken the liberty to take some of the old black and white photos. From the days of the Bomb Group and have added color. As I work and complete more. I will add them in so you all can see the progress.







I hope you gentlemen enjoy what I am trying to do here. I thought it would be interesting to bring this old classic photo back to life with some color. It does not make it lose the meaning. Just away to bring us to that day of what it might have looked like while standing there. If there is any coloring off, please let me know. I am having a hard time mixing colors with the walls of the building. Everything I use just kind of soaks into the rest of the photo. Any ideas of what the original color on the walls of the building might have been?

[John S. Rutherford]

Ian,

My Mom and Brother sure did have a good time visiting with you, when you were in Miami.
I did not get to meet you that day but wish that I could have. Mom passed a couple of years ago but Roy and his family are fine. Please keep in contact.
John Rutherford

[RAMC181]

Any ideas of what the original color on the walls of the building might have been?

Nice work Greg.

The walls of the HQ building at Chelveston would be expected to have been camouflaged with an olive green camouflage paint, a little darker than the shade you've used for the doors, the doors and windowframes themselves were a much darker green.
The roof panels were mid-grey asbestos, which may or may not have been painted (it's unclear from this particular photo), the guttering is probably cast iron which is likely to be the same colour as the walls.

I'll see if I can dig out some colour photos of similar buildings to help.

All the best,
PB

[dalloyd1256]

If anyone has any relevant information or photos of Col A.Q. Mustoe I would greatly appreciate them. I am his great-grandson (age 22) and am trying to build a more extensive record of his service.

We had most of his old photos and documents in a trunk. However, many of these have been water damaged.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.