42-37791 | American Air Museum

42-37791 Blues in the Night

media-21574.jpeg UPL 21574 Newspaper clipping: 'Southington Man Proud of British Based Ship'.
Caption reads: S/Sgt. Robert Brackman of Southington, Trumbull County, is one of the three members of the ground crew of the Flying Fortress "Blues in the Night", in front of the veteran flying craft of which they are justly proud. The Fortress, based in Britain, has made 38 missions without a failure. It has flown to Berlin three times and has 245 skin patches to show that it was no picnic. The men shown, left to right are: Sgt Allen Miller of Eaton Rapids, Mich., Cpl William Owhitt of Grayson, Ky., and Sergeant Brackman of Southington.'

Sent through to the museum by Richard Lewis, webmaster of https://sites.google.com/site/swampfiresite/home

Object Number - UPL 21574 - Newspaper clipping: 'Southington Man Proud of British Based Ship'. Caption reads: S/Sgt. Robert Brackman of Southington, Trumbull County, is one of...

Delivered Denver 30/8/43; Scott 27/9/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 19/10/43; 1 BAD 23/10/43; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK- ] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43; then 526BS/379BG [LF-S] Kimbolton 7/11/43; Missing in Action Berlin 7/5/44 with Tom Smith, Co-pilot: Bob Scase, Navigator: Jim Chamberlain, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Woznakiewicz, Radio Operator: George Bilohlavek, Ball turret gunner: Francis Zamble, Waist gunner: Dan Killingsworth, Tail gunner: Walter French (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Tom Morrison (Prisoner of War); flak KO'd #3, then exploded before crew could bale out, crashed Wittenburg-Zarrentin road, 28 miles SE of Lubeck , Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4558. BLUES IN THE NIGHT.