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File:B-17 Schweinfurt.jpg
A group of B-17 Flying Fortress bombers flying through dense flak.
Image taken from a russian web site at [1]. A much better version is available at Willard Reese's web site on the 457th Bomb Group in the picture archive: [2], linked at [3], where it is stated that the image is believed to have been taken over Merseburg, Germany (misspelled as "Merseberg"). It is unclear who took the image; credit is given to the photo collection of one Bernie Baines [4]. Evidently taken by a U.S. aviator, but whether that is a personal photo or taken "in the course of his duties" I cannot judge. If the latter, the image would indeed be in the public domain in the U.S. If the former, it might be still covered by copyright. Lupo 11:22, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
I would consider any picture taken during a flight mission qualifies as "in the course of his duties," so I'm tagging this as {{PD-USGov-Military-Air Force}}. howcheng {chat} 00:57, 16 February 2006 (UTC)
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| current | 14:55, 5 March 2007 | | 765 × 600 (18 KB) | Admin (talk | contribs) | A group of B-17 Flying Fortress bombers flying through dense flak. Image taken from [http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/wwii/photos/gallery_006/page_05.htm a russian web site] at [http://www.aeronautics.ru/archive/wwii/photos/gallery_006/B-17s%20through%20flak%20over%20Schweinfurt%2014%20Oct%20'43.jpg]. A ''much'' better version is available at [http://www.457thbombgroup.org/index.html Willard Reese's web site on the 457th Bomb Group] in the picture archive: [http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Aircraft_in_Flight/bbf002.jpg], linked at [http://457thbombgroup.org/BB/BBF1.HTML], where it is stated that the image is believed to have been taken over Merseburg, Germany (misspelled as "Merseberg"). It is unclear who took the image; credit is given to the photo collection of one Bernie Baines [http://www.457thbombgroup.org/BERNIE.HTML]. Evidently taken by a U.S. aviator, but whether that is a personal photo or taken "in the course of his duties" I cannot judge. If the latter, the image would indeed be in the public domain in the U.S. If the former, it might be still covered by copyright. Lupo 11:22, 1 December 2005 (UTC) I would consider any picture taken during a flight mission qualifies as "in the course of his duties," so I'm tagging this as {{tl|PD-USGov-Military-Air Force}}. <span style="font-family:Verdana;">'''<span style="color: #33C;">howch</span><span style="color:#0F0">''e''</span><span style="color:#33C">ng</span>''' <small>{chat}</small></span> 00:57, 16 February 2006 (UTC) <s><nowiki>{{PD}}</nowiki></s> ==Licensing== {{PD-USGov-Military-Army}} |
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