Actual Shadow, The
2nd Bomb Division, 8th Air Force

"This booklet is published for all members of a combat crew and is intended to make the crew as a whole..."Safety Conscious."

"The photographs are of actual accidents to 2nd Division aircraft and are presented as grim reminders of the destruction that carelessness and loose thinking can cause."

The photo in the center of page 18 is a 492nd plane, Lt. Elmer Pitsenbarger pilot. The description also matches the incident on August 6th, 1944 when a Lt. Fleming's plane slipped in under them on landing. Two were killed on Pitsenbarger's plane and 9 on Fleming's. The latter was flying only their second mission.

Authors:

• none listed

Published:

• circa 1944

Categories:

• Bombardment
• Crash
• Eighth Air Force

Class/Unit Number:

• 2nd Bomb: 2nd Bomb Division
• 8th AF: 8th Air Force

Special Features:

• Annotated - Includes handwritten notes or descriptions

Locations:

• England; UK

Contributors:

• Kelsy McMillan of 389th Bombardment Group Memorial Exhibition Museum

Repositories:

• 389th Memorial Exhibition Museum, Hethel, Norfolk, England

Related Items:

• 000467: Combat Crew Manual
  XX Bomber Command, APO 493

Direct Link (Item 000200):

• https://aafcollection.info/items/list.php?item=000200

Citation:

• Army Air Forces Collection, "Actual Shadow, The: 2nd Bomb Division, 8th Air Force" (item 000200), AAF Collection, https://AAFCollection.info/items/list.php?item=000200 (accessed 26 April 2024).

Added: December 15, 2009

Flying safety booklet for combat air crews. 5.8Mb 35 pages; PDF (.pdf) Original item: Booklet