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Marion Darnell Photograph Collection
Osborne, Kansas native Marion Darnell served overseas in England during World War II as
a flight mechanic. Later he and his wife got separate pilot licenses and enjoyed many a trip flying. In the
summer of 2009 Marion's widow gave the Society a collection of his photographs.
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| Marion Darnell & Ralph Bottorff in London during World War II |
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| B-17 Flying Fortress having made a "belly landing" |
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| Marion Darnell, Skultdt & Detwiller in front of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Cheri" |
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| Flak damage to a B-17 |
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| Major Bridge buzzing the Bassingbourn Airfield with his B-17 after completing a mission |
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| Removing spent shell casings from a B-17 after a completed mission |
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| B-17s readying for takeoff |
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| B-17 Flying Fortresses lined up and rolling down the runway for takeoff |
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| Ralph Bottorff, Marion Darnell, & Dick Storer in front of B-17 "The Eagle's Wrath" in 1943 |
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| The American flight crews stationed at Bassingbourn Airfield in England in WWII atop a B-17 |
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| The American flight crews stationed at Bassingbourn Airfield in England in WWII atop a B-17 |
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| B-17 at Bassingbourn Airfield, England in World War II |
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| Bassinbourn Airfield, England, during World War II |
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| Bassingbourn Airfield living quarters |
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| Bassingbourn Airfield living quarters |
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| Captain W. S. Partridge and Marion Darnell |
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| The Queen Mary, used as a troop transport to bring Marion Darnell & other U.S. soldiers to Britain |
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| The Queen Mary, used as a troop transport to bring Marion Darnell & other U.S. soldiers to Britain |
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| Ralph Bottorff, Kenneth Runzel & Marion Darnell in London during WWII |
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