Robert N Webb Jr

Military
media-13483.png UPL 13483 Robert N. "Spider" Webb Jr

Handwritten caption on reverse:
Roger Armstrong , Radio Operator B17, & "Spider" (Robert Webb). Spder was ball turret gunner on their B17.
Crew of "Qualified Quail", 91st Bomb Group.
Taken some time in 1990s'

Image c/o John G.Huhn, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

Object Number - UPL 13483 - Robert N. "Spider" Webb Jr Handwritten caption on reverse: Roger Armstrong , Radio Operator B17, & "Spider" (Robert Webb). Spder was ball turret...

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97851

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Qualified Quail
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group led by Lieutenant John J Askins, with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Qualified Quail". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew of "Qualified Quail", Triangle-A, LL-K, Back Row: L to R; Antony Delaporto, Navigator; John J. Askins, Pilot; Randal Archer, Co-Pilot; Paul Collier, Bombardier. Front Row: Roger Armstron[g], Radio; Rob[er]t Webb, Ball Gunner; Hilmer Beicker, Engineer; Ralph Azevedo, Armorer/Gunner; Roy Loyless, Tail Gunner.

44-6093

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: USA The Hard Way
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 2 November 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAMB Memory Book
Changes
Sources

Associated aircraft c/o Howard N Tanner, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 10141 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group led by Lieutenant John J Askins, with their B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Qualified Quail". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crew of "Qualified Quail", Triangle-A, LL-K, Back Row: L to R; Antony Delaporto, Navigator; John J. Askins, Pilot; Randal Archer, Co-Pilot; Paul Collier, Bombardier. Front Row: Roger Armstron[g], Radio; Rob[er]t Webb, Ball Gunner; Hilmer Beicker, Engineer; Ralph Azevedo, Armorer/Gunner; Roy Loyless, Tail Gunner.

Object number: FRE 3601 - A bomber crew of the 91st Bomb Group led by...

Object number: UPL 13483 - Robert N. "Spider" Webb Jr Handwritten caption on...