FW435Phot

Photo appendix to

The 435th Kangaroo Squadron, 19th BG Australia

by L/Col John Wallace Fields, B-17 Pilot

Fig 1 Back: Golden, asst Radio; Hall, Radio; Panosian, asst Engineer; Ottoviono, Gunner; Clark, Photo

Front: Stashuk, Engineer; Hornbek, Navigatior; Spieth, Pilot; Fields, CoPilot

Zero Float #1 July 10 1942 over Guadalcanal Zero Float #2

Fig 2 Fields crew after Speith; “I declare this to be the best crew in the S. Pacific”

Back: Nibley, *; Skinner, AR; Pavencvoft, __; Rohr R; Klimpel E; Stark, AE

Front: Mickaeles, TG; Morton,B; Hornbek, Navigatior; Casey, CoPilot; Fields, Pilot

* Nibley had been assigned to ground duty but we still considered him as one of our crew.

Fig 3 General George Kenney awarding DFC to Lt W Fields

Fig 4 Home made scooter by Fields, P-40 tires, gasoline pump engine

Fig 5 Fields

Fig 6 No 4 BILTMORE

Fig 7 Fields, Inside the Biltmore

Fig 8 Natives building Mess Hall at Port Moresby

Fig 9 Officers Mess, Port Moresby

Fig 10 Taken July 10 1942 over Guadalcanal by Cpl McBride with hand held K-20 camera. This is believed to have been the first picture taken to confirm presence of Zero Float in area. They shot one engine out on LB-30 and we had 1000 mile flight to Port Moresby with an attempted salvo bomb bay tank protruding. This was on a check off flight check. Pilot Ezzard was check pilot, Fields being checked out! Note, never cared much for LB-30 after this.

Fig 11 Stop over of crews in Fiji, 5 days more, 2 missions from home