Piper Cub with Bazookas

	There seems to be some question from some groups as to whether this operation was completed or even possible. This page shows the actual sequence and titles of the negatives found in the file from 1944. Apparently it was possible and at least tested on a firing range. Here are some similar pictures from Major Charles Carpenter and Rosie the Rocketer. Thanks to the bulletin boards Warbird Information Exchange ArmchairGeneral and The Miniatures Page for their friendly links. Learn the story behind the discovery of these negatives and also see a slide show of all 205 photographs found. CLICK HERE to RETURN to The AAF Slide show multiple bazookas installed on cub 01
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	multiple bazookas installed on cub 03 navy1959 says: Perhaps the best-known instance of liaison pilots using bazookas attached to their observation planes is "Bazooka Charlie". Here is some information about the "Rosie the Rocketeer" aircraft, and Bazooka Charlie, the pilot. Charles "Bazooka Charlie" Carpenter, a native of Edgington in southern Rock Island [IL] County, graduated from Rock Island High School and Centre College in Danville, Ky. He was teaching history at Moline [IL] High School when he joined the Army in 1942. File Photo Major Charles Carpenter with his plane, ``Rosie the Rocketeer,'' somewhere in France. His battlefield exploits in the tiny plane won him a variety of nicknames: ``Bazooka Charlie'', ``The Mad Major'' and ``Lucky Carpenter.'' In 1944, by then a major, he arrived in France, where his assignment was flying a Piper Cub on reconnaissance missions in front of the 4th Armoured Division of Gen. George Patton's Third Army. Ignoring regulations against arming the tiny recon planes, Major Carpenter attached six Bazooka launchers to the wings of ``Rosie the Rocketeer'' and began attacking German armour. Threatened with court-martial, he was saved that fate by Gen. Patton himself, who not only stopped the disciplinary proceedings but awarded the major a medal for bravery. Major Carpenter was soon known the world over. The Army newspaper, Stars and Stripes, featured him and his exploits several times, as did papers as far-flung as the New York Sun and the London Times. The Associated Press reporter Wes Gallagher, in a 1945 article in Liberty Magazine, said Major Carpenter was ``a legend in an outfit where reckless bravery is commonplace.'' He told Gallagher that his idea of fighting a war was ``to attack, attack and then attack again.'' By war's end, Major Carpenter had destroyed six German tanks, participated in several ground fights (he'd land on the battlefield and lend a hand), won a Silver Star and an Air Medal and been promoted to lieutenant colonel. Discharged from the Army after it was discovered he had Hodgkins Disease, he was given just two years to live. He made it for 20 years; he died in 1966 in Urbana, where he had taught school since the war's end. He is buried at Edgington Cemetery. From "Aviation Corner" website.
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	multiple bazookas installed on cub 05 Hawk914    says: Piper L-4 Grasshopper, an adaptation of the Piper Cub. The emblem on the tail is interesting, and I think it indicates that this warbug was assigned to the 1st Bomb Division's 1st Combat Bomb Wing. Not entirely sure on this, but I think the symbology goes as follows: The small triangles with letters in them indicate the three groups of the 1st CBW... 'A' for the 91st BG, 'L' for the 381st BG, and 'W' for the 398th BG. I believe that the '1' in the middle indicates the 1st CBW itself, and all of these come together inside of a single larger triangle that indicates the 1st Bomb Division, or 1st Air Division as it was later known. Neat series of shots of this bazooka-armed warbug... Fade to Black...
	This negative was next in line after the four Piper Cub shots. bazooka burst on butte 01
	bazooka bursts on firing in butte 02 Note the scrapped B-17 hulk on the right.
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Here is an old-photograph site that you should see: Tattered and Lost. It doesn’t present a flood of photographs in categories like Lost Gallery often does; rather it presents one or two photographs at a time with thoughts and remarks about each one. Tattered and Lost shows how each lost photograph is connected to a time or a tradition or simply to us. Go look. Stay a while.

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The Costume Page!

Head and Shoulders We call it HOME

Agent 8 (Kate) Spy Extra- ordinaire

Laura Cleo and the Jodhpur Gang Where would we be today without Jodhpurs?

The GIRLS The girls. Always beautiful, candid or posing. The Guys Whether combing their hair or losing it, here are the guys.

The Grass Skirt Gallery! The Novelty Photobooth!

Frau Fritz Bassermann Germany 1943 One woman's life in nazi Germany

Those Flying Machines! Area 51 and a half. You are probably not authorized to see these photographs.

Go Go Girls

The Personal Pinups

All Sorted Out

First, here are alphabetized links to the
LOST GALLERY collections of CABINET CARD pages,featuring short biographies of the known photographers of the 19th century.

Learning WHEN a photographer was WHERE should help in dating an old photograph.

Most often a found photograph is of unknown people by an unknown photographer. Occasionally the names of the people in a photograph are written on it later. But, very seldom do we ever learn the name of the photographer.

In the case of the Cabinet Card and the Carte de Viste (CDV) the photographer's name or studio name is often included as part of the mounting. It is sometimes at

the narrow end of the mounting board on the front and sometimes it is given in an elaborate fashion on the reverse of the card.

These pages of the LOST GALLERY will present all of the CABINET CARDS in the collection where the photographer is known.

The name of the photographer will be

repeated in the text so that it can be included in internet searches by Google and Bing and the rest.

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Below are the links to the alphabetized pages in the LOST GALLERY cabinet card collection.

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C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

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T

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V

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Next, here are some of the most popular categories of the abandoned and rescued photographs in
LOST GALLERY.

Since this page was first published, some links have changed. LOST GALLERY is working to fix them as they are found.

Lost and Found? No.
To the original owners, these bits of time are still lost. Here are thousands of memories preserved by our only time machine, the camera. They are "found" only in the sense that they are no longer abandoned. They have been preserved.
Maybe someday, on these pages, someone will see themselves or someone close to them and know the story.
What stories do you see?

Here are nine pages of common mistakes by amateur photographers!
Start HERE!

Sneaky Snaps
This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

The GIRLS Well! Ain't you dressed up nice! Let's go out in the yard and take yer picher.

The Guys

Whether combing their hair or losing it, here are the guys.

Head and Shoulders Here are some portraits, often for a gift, sometimes just for vanity.

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The most popular photographs Here is an album of the most visited photographs in the Lost Gallery.

NEW! A fine collection of photographs and their very informative reverse sides!
Turn it over! There's something on the back!

Here are some interesting thoughts on rescuing, adopting or collecting old photographs:
Honoring Our Ancestors
Collector's Quest
The Photothek

No body will ever see this but ME, honey! Here is a sweet collection of photographs of that special person, wallet worn or stuck in the back of the drawer where the kids won't find it. It's the personal pinup.

Family Tries Dressed in their best, or maybe only good clothes, on best behavior they pose. The money was carefully budgeted for this historic moment. The family poses.

WHERE THE TRIOS ARE PLAYING...

Often there are three people in a studio pose or a snapshot. Here are a few of those.

GETTING THERE
Many snapshots involve some form of transportation.

THE KIDS It's always a mystery how a photograph of precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Places: More about "Where" Than "Who" Places to go. Places to avoid.

From cabin to resort.
We call it home.
Location, Location, Location.

Here are some fine sites to see and read about more OLD FOUND PHOTOGRAPHS.
Tattered and Lost
Big Happy Funhouse
Found Negatives
Lost and Found Photos
Vernacular Photography
Forgotten Old Photos
Cabinet Card Gallery

And here is a lovely site showing some fine artwork using scans of old photographs:
My Little Raggedy Blessings Go now!
---Because I said so!

The Vintage Photobooth

You put the money in the slot, sit down, pull the curtain and then...

Stand over there Honey! I'll take your picture!


Beauty as we saw it.

A set of found photographs of Go Go Dancers and Bar maids from 40 years ago.


Return with us now to those days of yesteryear ...

New! Here is a small collection of Comic Arcade Photographs!


The novelty photobooth in the arcade. Where are they now when we need them most?

NEW! Laser-fax photographs rescued from a dumpster! Michael Jackson


A small set of unusual photographs of Michael Jackson.

Doubles,Couples, Deuces and Pairs
Couples, in the studio and out in the yard.

At The Beach
Oh don't take my picture! I'm such a mess!

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Parties Parades and Picnics There was always something going on. Just like now...

A dozen photographs of a beautiful dancer and her partner! Are we human or are we dancers?

Still Popular! Agent 8 (Kate) Spy Extraordinaire Agent 8 (Kate) captures the
Popcorn Ring King

Go Sit On the Car, Honey! A collection of photographs of that special person
standing in front of our proudest possession: The Car.

Gloria and the Amateur Photographer This is a small set of amateur photographs of a talented poser.

Laura

She gave your very first kiss to you...

Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Dee and the Business School
Here is the beautiful Dee.
A curious story is told through her pictures.
What do you see?

Single Standing STUDIO PORTRAITS
And history is made a little more beautiful.

That Old Gang Here they are again, this time outside in front of the house or the car. They seem different, somehow...

Kentucky 1930 This is a set of photographs of some regular folks living in rural Kentucky in 1930.

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Currently, these categories link to more than 4,000 photographs.

Cabinet Cards
START HERE The Cabinet Card Format; all around 100 years old. Sorted by photographer.
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Our House
With and without family.

The Pets
Just the pets, mostly.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? Do you sometimes look at a picture and think "what's are they doing?" "What's going on here?"

Cleo and the Jodhpur Gang Just WHERE would we all be without Jodhpurs?

Frau Fritz Wassermann Germany 1943
One woman's life in nazi Germany

Five photographs from the Pacific Theater
From the back cover of a photo album, five photographs from the war zone.

The AAF
Somewhere in England 1944 Here is a fine collection of WW2 Aircraft Photographs
and some added attractions from 1944, England.
A set of very historical 35mm negatives rescued from a junk shop.

C'est la Guerre We remember the wars...no.
No, we remember our lost family, friends, neighbors.

In the Navy

Five photographs of the Navy A-6 Intruder

Flying Machines!

common and uncommon aircraft.

And finally, here is a cross reference list of all (well, most) of the categories and subject and album pages in
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A to C

Advance to the Rear The Rear View
Aircraft
Aircraft – Biplanes
Aircraft – Connie, the Lockheed Constellation
Aliens and Mystery – Area Fifty-One and a Half
Animals – Gone to the Chickens
Animals – The Pets by themselves
Animals – Posing on a Pony
Area Fifty-One and a Half – Don’t Look Now
Automobiles – Car Bumpers
Automobiles – Car Running Boards
Baby Buggy
Beach – Itinerant Beach Photographer (2 pages)
Beach – The Old Days(page one of seven)
Beach – The Girlfriend
Biplane
Bows
Boys in Dresses
Bridges
Bumpers – Car Bumpers
Cabinet Cards
Camera – Photographs containing a camera
Carte-de-Viste
C'est la Guerre – Photographs about the wars
Chain Chain Chain – People doing the same things
Chair, Fringed
Chair, One Armed
Cheesecake
Chickens - Gone to the Chickens
Children – Boys in Dresses
Children – A Child on the Front Steps
Children - Girls and their Dolls
Children – Kid in a Tub
Children – Mobile Toys
Children - On Running Boards
Children – Trios - In groups of Three
Christmas – in found photographs
Cities – Unknown Street Scenes
Class Pictures – School Days!
Clothing – Bows
Clothing – Costumes
Clothing – Cowboy Outfits
Clothing – Boys in Dresses
Clothing – Furs – The Dead Animal Society
Clothing – Grass Skirts
Clothing – Hats
Clothing – Jodhpurs
Clothing – Saddle Shoes
Clothing – Sailor Tailored Fashion
Clothing – Swimwear – At the Beach
Clothing – Uniforms – Girl & her Guy in Uniform
Clothing – Uniforms - Our Man at the Front
Connie, the Lockheed Constellation
Costumes
Couples – A Girl and her Guy in Uniform
Fake Fight

C to P

Fringed Chair
Furniture and Props – One Armed Chair
Furniture and Props – Props and Backdrops
Furniture and Props – The Fringed Chair
Furniture and Props – Wicker
Girl in a Boat
Girlfriend and the Car
Girlfriend at the beach
Goat Cart
Gone to the Chickens – Snaps including a chicken
Grass Skirt Gallery
Groups – Chain Chain Chain – People lined up
Groups – Class Pictures
Hats – Where everyone is wearing a hat
Hats – Really Big hats
Homes – We Call it Home
House – Our House
Itinerant Street Photographer
Itinerant Child Photographer With PONY!
Jodhpurs
Laundry – People and Clothes Lines
Lurker
Music – Trombones
Music Makers
Novelty Photo Booth – Collection
Novelty Photo Booth – Examination
The Office Typewriters and business
On a Bumper
On a Car
On a Rock
On a Running Board
One-Armed Chair
Parties – Parties
Parades – Parades
People Stacks
Personal Pinups – the best girl. (Page One)
Personal Pinups – the best girl. (Page Two)
Personal Pinups – Girlfriend at the beach
Pets – The animals by themselves
Photo Mask
Photo Booth - Page one of several...
PhotoBombing – Pranks to ruin a photo
Photography – Photographs containing a camera
Photography – The Photo Mask
Photography – Tinted Photograph
Photography – Polaroids
Photography Errors – Lurker
Photography Errors – photographer's Shadow
Photography Errors – The Double Exposure
Photography Errors – Unauthorized Photographs
Picnics - Picnics
Places to Go - More about where than who.
Places – Our House - With people in front
Places – We Call it Home - More houses
Pony – Posing on a Pony

P to W

Poses – Advance to the Rear!
Poses - Belly Down, Heads Up! (An odd pose.)
Poses – Cheesecake
Poses – Fake Fight
Poses – Girl in a Boat
Poses – In a Tree
Poses – Kid in a Tub
Poses – On a Bumper
Poses – On a Car
Poses – On a Pony
Poses – On a Running Board
Poses – Out Sitting on a Rock
Poses – People with Signs.
Poses – Personal Pinup
Poses – The Rear View
Poses – Sleeping people
Poses – Stacks of People People on People
Props and Backdrops
Rock – People out sitting on a rock
Running Boards - Automobiles
Running Boards with Children
Saddle Shoes
Sailor Tailored Clothing
Signs – People posing with signs.
Sleeping People
Sneaky Snaps–People not posing at all
Telephone - About telephones and operators
Things – Typewriter – A Modern Antique
Things – Telephones
Things – Watermelon in the picture
Tinted Photograph
Tintypes
Toys – Children and their Mobile Toys
Toys - Girls and their Dolls
Transportation – Aircraft
Transportation – Automobile Bumpers
Transportation – Automobile Running Boards
Transportation – Baby Buggy
Transportation – Biplanes
Transportation – Lockheed Constellation
Transportation – TRUCKS! (Coming Soon!)
Transportation – Wheelbarrow
Tree Thing
Trombones!
Types of Photographs – Cabinet Cards
Types of Photographs – CDV (Carte-de Viste)
Types of Photographs – Photobooth
Types of Photographs – Polaroids
Types of Photographs – Tintypes
Typewriter – A Modern Antique
Unauthorized Photographs – Sneaky snaps
Uniformed Man – Our Man at the Front
Vehicles – Biplane
Vehicles – Lockheed Constellation
Vehicles – Wheelbarrow
Washday Blues – Of Love and Laundry
Watermelon
Wheelbarrow
Wicker Chairs
Wicker Furniture
World War One

There are now more than 10,000 photographs in the LOST GALLERY.