UPL 83197
IMAGEA Group Lead Crew Back From Piombino, Italy Mission April 28, 1944. Standing, second from left, E. J. Campbell, Navigator; third from left, Fred Higginbotham. Kneeling, second from left, Frank Kurtz, Group CO; fourth from left, Emerson Tolle, Pilot. Others are unidentified. Photo courtesy of Tom Stevenson, 772nd
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Group Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Swoose (1944 model) It Flys
- Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron