A flight crew of the 579th Bombardment Squadron poses beneath the landing gear of their heavy bomber, likely a B-24 Liberator, at an airfield in England during World War II. Dressed in a mix of leather flight jackets and service uniforms, these nine airmen represent the officers and enlisted men who flew and maintained the aircraft on strategic bombing missions over occupied Europe as part of the Eighth Air Force's campaign against Nazi Germany. Project: 218550