10078 WWII USAAF Bomber Captain, England, 1943-45 WWII K&C Fall of Berlin-Germans Uxbridge went on to enjoy

Uxbridge went on to enjoy a long and relatively happy life

Many of his photos of that time have inspired more than a few of the figures in our K&C’s ‘Vietnam’ series

navy officers of the Quasi-War with France and the War of 1812

the soldier had to open the pan

just after dawn John Baskeyfield and his two guns were in position defending a ‘T’ junction when a major German assault began

10078 WWII USAAF Bomber Captain, England, 1943-45 WWII K&C Fall of Berlin-Germans Uxbridge went on to enjoyBomber Captains were recruited from all walks of life: architects and laborers; educators and college men; newspaper writers and professional athletes. The commanders job was a relatively straight forward one: take off and land the machine and maintain the health and well being of the entire crew; supervise mission planning, preparation, file the flight plan, and brief the crew; ensure aircraft is inspected, loaded, equipped, and manned for mission;