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491st Bombardment Squadron

View Over Roof Line In Calcutta

From inside Grand Hotel toward Firpo's, Calcutta June 1943. 
From inside Grand Hotel toward Firpo's, Calcutta June 1943.
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View Over Roof Line In Calcutta

From the court of the Grand Hotel. looking over the opposite roof across Calcutta, June, 1943.
From the court of the Grand Hotel. looking over the opposite roof across Calcutta, June, 1943.
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GIs On K.P. In India

Fernand Arel & unknown person at K.P. (kitchen patrol),  New Malir, Dec. 1942.
Fernand Arel & unknown person at K.P. (kitchen patrol), New Malir, Dec. 1942.
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GI With Shark In Karachi

GI holding shark in Karachi, India 1942. From the collection of Frank Bates.
GI holding shark in Karachi, India 1942.
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Thirty Month Party For 491st

30 month party, April 6, 1945. Possibly at Yangkai.
30 month party, April 6, 1945. Possibly at Yangkai. Center, rear Frank Bates.
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American Flyer

An American flyer, signed by Frank Bates' "old pal, Ozzie [Arndt]." June 4, 1944.
An American flyer, signed by Frank Bates' "old pal, Ozzie [Arndt]." June 4, 1944.
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Ringer Squadron Crew With B-25

Standing in front of B-25 #448 of the Ringer Squadron. China, July 1944.
Standing in front of B-25 #448 of the Ringer Squadron. China, July 1944. Earl E. Tweady, Donald H. Hunter, Robert Irwin, Francis E. Strohm, Shields, Kaysig (?), Bajokian, Beausoleil, rear left.
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Assembled Men Of 491st

Assembled Men Of 491st. Second row, right Frank Bates; third row center, Capt Bill De Vries, Engineering Officer (in wheel hat).
Assembled Men Of 491st. Second row, right Frank Bates; third row center, Capt Bill De Vries, Engineering Officer (in wheel hat).
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Ringer Squadron B-25 In Flight

A B-25 bomber, tail #449, of the 491st Bombardment Squadron in flight on a mission. From the collection of Frank Bates.
A B-25 bomber, tail #449, of the 491st Bombardment Squadron in flight on a mission.
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GI With B-25 At Yangkai

Frank Willard Bates with B-25 #448, at Yangkai, about June 1944. During WWII. From the collection of Frank Bates.
Frank Willard Bates with B-25 #448, at Yangkai, about June 1944. During WWII.
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