43-38991 | American Air Museum

43-38991 Gallipolis Special, Sweet Seventeen

media-17164.jpeg UPL 17164

Jasper Paladino Photos, Mendlesham. Personal photograph by author. 1944.

Object Number - UPL 17164

Delivered Lincoln 30/10/44; Dow Fd 12/11/44; Assigned 7BS/34BG Mendlesham 19/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; Greenville 27/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 16/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 22/11/45. START SWIMMING aka SWEET SEVENTEEN.

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People

John Angus Ferard

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-780560
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Dexter Burwell Jordan

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 34430595
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Crew Chief

Wayne Franklin Kleinertz

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
Role/Job: Gunner (tail)

Jasper Paladino

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32440769
Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
Role/Job: Crew Chief MOS 750

Paul Clair Schommer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17157754
Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
Role/Job: Ground crew

Places

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 34th Bomb Group at Mendelsham. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Mendelsham Red Sqdn, 18 BS 5/45.'

Mendlesham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: RAF Mendlesham

Missions

Two airmen of the 398th Bomb Group examine the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress.

8th Air Force 932

Date: 8 April 1945

8th Air Force 931

Date: 7 April 1945

8th Air Force 928

Date: 5 April 1945

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and five men sitting in front on top of large canvas bags. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear

8th Air Force 924

Date: 3 April 1945

Revisions

Date10 May 2016 20:50:01

ContributorScott 34th7th

Changes

Sources

Personal records of John A Ferard as provided by son.

Date5 Aug 2015 15:45:59

ContributorBalterman

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Jasper Paladino Photos, Mendelsham. Personal photograph by author. 1944.

Date5 Aug 2015 15:35:37

ContributorBalterman

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Jasper Paladino Photos, Mendelsham. Personal photograph by author. 1944.

Date5 Aug 2015 15:07:37

ContributorBalterman

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Jasper Paladino Photos, Mendelsham. Personal photograph by author. 1944.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:35

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

43-38991: Gallery (5 items)

Object number: UPL 17160 - Jasper Paladino

Object number: UPL 17162 - Jasper Paladino (left) Earl Stovall (right)

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Object number: UPL 17165 -