Multimedia Gallery
- Search Terms: WW2
On October 8, 1943, the 100th Bomb Group targeted the heavily defended German industrial city of Bremen. Here, he inspects the remnants of his navigator’s compartment after his B-17 Just a-Snappin crash-landed.
On October 8, 1943, the 100th Bomb Group targeted the heavily defended German industrial city of Bremen. The amazing tale of survival of Crosby and his crew drew media attention (including this illustration from Yank magazine).
Length: 2 Minutes, 17 Seconds
Length: 2 Minutes, 1 Second
In a hyperbolic system such as LORAN, a receiver on an aircraft or ship picks up radio signals broadcast by one or more pairs of radio stations spaced hundreds of miles apart.
The Link A-12 Sextant represented a new generation of “averaging” sextants.
Length: 17 Minutes, 22 Seconds
The typically austere conditions present at many remote LORAN stations during World War II.
Lt. Harry Crosby shortly before he deployed to England for combat in B-17 bombers with the 100th Bomb Group of the Eighth Air Force.
