![Brigadier General Haywood Hansell and Colonel Curtis LeMay in front of B-17F “Dry Martini – The Cocktail Kids 4” at Chelveston, England, on the occasion of Hansell’s last combat flight, 4 May 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/5d11b032277ba.jpg)
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| Caption | Brigadier General Haywood Hansell and Colonel Curtis LeMay in front of B-17F “Dry Martini – The Cocktail Kids 4” at Chelveston, England, on the occasion of Hansell’s last combat flight, 4 May 1943. [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||||||
| WW2-Era Location Name | Chelveston, England, United Kingdom | ||||||||
| Date | 4 May 1943 | ||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
| Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||||||
| Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||
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| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps via americanairmuseum.com | ||||||||
| Link to Source | Link | ||||||||
| Identification Code | 71088AC | ||||||||
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| Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||||||
| Photo Size | 1,293 x 1,028 pixels | ||||||||
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2. Ross Smith says:
3 Jun 2025 04:40:18 AM
The 13th May 1943 date on this photo is correct. I have a copy of the 305th Bomb Group mission report for this day. Brigadier General Hansell was flying as aircraft commander on B-17F 42-29633 'Dry Martini & The Cocktail Kids 4th'.
3 Jun 2025 04:40:18 AM
The 13th May 1943 date on this photo is correct. I have a copy of the 305th Bomb Group mission report for this day. Brigadier General Hansell was flying as aircraft commander on B-17F 42-29633 'Dry Martini & The Cocktail Kids 4th'.
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24 Jun 2019 10:28:03 PM
More than any other pair of officers, Haywood Hansell and Curtis LeMay were responsible for developing what became the USAAF’s bombing strategy and tactics in Europe.
This aircraft’s serial number was 42-5057 and was named for the crew’s pilot, Major Allen V. Martini. The aircraft was lost four months later on 6 Sep 1943 during a raid to Stuttgart, Germany with a different crew aboard.
The official Army Signal Corps caption for this photo lists that date as 13 May 1943 but this is probably the date the photo was filed. BGen Hansell flew his last combat mission on 4 May 1943. These kinds of dating discrepancies are not uncommon.