43-38884 Lil Skippy
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UPL 19475
Crew of the Lil Skippy, 708th, Rex, Kates, Frank Mazzio, Charles Wood, Harold Moran and others of the 708th.
447th Bomb Group collection
Smith, D. (2006). Pictorial Tribute to the Men and Aircraft of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) 1943-1945 (1st ed.). Bishops Stortford, UK: East Anglia Books.
Delivered Cheyenne 3/10/44; Hunter 7/11/44; Grenier 12/11/44; Assigned ? ; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 9/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/11/45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron 842nd Air Engineering Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ground Crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron 842nd Air Engineering Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37615554
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radioman, Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14043830
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Contributorpamccolgan
Changes
Sources
Smith, D. (2006). Pictorial Tribute to the Men and Aircraft of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) 1943-1945 (1st ed.). Bishops Stortford, UK: East Anglia Books.
Contributorhmoran4
Changes
Sources
Howard Rippberger was the captain. My dad, Harold Moran, was radioman and waist gunner.