Hugh T Francis

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media-14356.jpeg UPL 14356 445th 703rd Squadron, the Dixie DUDROP. This photo was taken shortly after they returned from the Gotha Mission, Feb 24th 1944. The Gotha mission bombed Goaether Wagon Werks, an aircraft factory located in Gotha, Germany, that produced the Messerschmitt 110 fighter. Only 12 out of 25 B-24's returned from this mission, the Dixie DUDROP was the only plane to return from it's squadron.

Standing (L-R)
Pilot - Lt. Ralph Stimmel
Co-Pilot - Lt. Milton Souza
Eng/Top Turret Gunner - Sgt. Clarence Joyce
Bombardier - Lt. Hugh Francis
Navigator - Lt. Horace Turell
Radio Operator - Sgt. Clifford Skicklig
Waist Gunner - Sgt. Roland "Woody" Woods

Kneeling (L-R)
Tail Gunner - Sgt. William Adair
Waist Gunner - Sgt. Billie "Mac" McClellan
Ground Crew Chief - Sgt. Van Pelt
Ball Turret Gunner - Sgt. Raymond Davis

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Object Number - UPL 14356 - 445th 703rd Squadron, the Dixie DUDROP. This photo was taken shortly after they returned from the Gotha Mission, Feb 24th 1944. The Gotha mission...

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A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

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Fort Worth, Texas 9 February 1921

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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Object number: UPL 14356 - 445th 703rd Squadron, the Dixie DUDROP. This photo...