Bernard F Beckman

Military
media-20445.jpeg UPL 20445 England - Two USAAF Officers of the Flying Fortress 'Male Call' [B-17 42-97471] kneel in the wind and rain beside the damaged plane which brought them safely back from attack by US Heavy bombers on Frankfurt - 20 May 1944. Chaplain Martin Collett of Carey, Ohio, invokes benediction on Lt's Brophy and Beckman. The Fortress crash-landed at the field when its undercarriage folded, yet the pilot and entire crew escaped uninjured.

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Object Number - UPL 20445 - England - Two USAAF Officers of the Flying Fortress 'Male Call' [B-17 42-97471] kneel in the wind and rain beside the damaged plane which brought...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Joseph S Lanza

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32452480
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert E Luth

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16144779
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Nick Rossi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32476188
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-97471

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Male Call
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorLucy May
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Sources

http://www.381st.org/Unit-History/Roster
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/20445

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