The following are just a few pictures taken at Molesworth, that were brought back by W.E.Jones Jr.
Some are pictures of iindividuals who flew with him, others were just pictures he must have picked up at the end of the war, a few others were donated by family of 303rd airmen.

I will be adding pictures to this page as I find them, so be sure to re-load next time you display it.
 

Below, another picture of one of the W.E.Jones crews, specifically that which flew on March 6 1945 on a search and rescue mission.  This is another version of the picture shown on the main page.


 

James L Puryear, Frank J Juns,  Melvin Papp and Harold L Stouse.  Puryear and Papp flew several missions with W.E.Jones. Juns flew one mission, and Stouse was a lead pilot, many of whose crew members ended up flying with W.E.Jones.
 

David R Shelley, W.E.Jones, Melvin Papp, and  Theodore Mishtal.   Shelley and Papp flew several missions with W.E.Jones.  Mishtal flew one mission with him.
 
 
 
 
 


2nd Lt Ralph L. Johnson, originally a co-pilot on the ill-fated Lacker crew, but who was transferred, and served as tail-gunner/observer on the W.E.Jones crew, and on other lead crews.  I think that he later flew as co-pilot with W.E.Jones on the "Continental Express" flights, which took ground crews on a tour of the bomb damage after VE day.  He also flew as co-pilot on the flight back to the US via Iceland and Greenland.  The above picture was apparently taken on the Continental Express flight.
 

43-38672, PU-I  getting ready to take off.  I think this was taken on one of the "Continental Express" flights mentioned above.
 
 

Above: William Darland, and W.E.Jones.   Bill Darland flew several missions with W.E.Jones and other pilots, as an observer.

Below;  A group of unidentified airmen.  Picture courtesy of Mrs Mary Norris, widow of Loy Norris.

If anyone viewing this page recognizes anyone, please notify me.

Above, another picture from Mrs Norris, showing Loy Norris and some other soldiers at an unknown train station.
Lt. Norris piloted the crew WE Jones flew with in Dec of 1944.

Below: Flak jacket worn by 2LT THOMAS J. DELLO BUONO on Apr 13 1944.
This was before the time of W.E.Jones at Molesworth, but he brought back the interesting picture.


 
 

   Below:    AC# 42-97546, PU-E,  " Idaliza"  after the nose section was blown out on Apr 13 1944.

And a picture of Idaliza in front of hangar K, getting some work done on it (courtesy of Maurice Paulk).  Note, this plane has the old style dark triangle "C" on the tail rather than the newer white triangle banded in red.