Morton J Ellerstein

Military

Flew 28 missions as part of the Burns Crew on B-17 'The Chariot' 43-38034.

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38034

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Chariot

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added a "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

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