"Would anyone be able to identify any of the operating personnel in any of the pictures?"
It would take a few days but I might be able to come up with names for a couple of the crew.
The view of the motor car with suitcases would be the one John Norwood used to escort the photographer.
The view of two motor cars together, with jacket and seat on the ground, is the aftermath of head on collison with John Norwood's motor car and a section motor car.
A copy of the Life magazine might reveal some names.
Jimmy