Thomas A Dempsey

Military
media-55738.png UPL 55738 William R Lawley Jr Crew.
(Left to right) Front row, Sgt. Alfred Wendt, tail gunner; TSgt. Joseph Kobierecki, ball turret gunner; Sgt. Ralph Braswell, waist gunner; Sgt. Spears; SSgt Carrol Rowley, top turret gunner; SSgt Thomas Dempsey, radio operator.
Back row, 1st Lt. William R. Lawley, Jr., aircraft commander; Lt. Paul Murphy, co-pilot; Lt. Harry Seraphine, navigator; Lt. Harry Mason, bombardier.

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Object Number - UPL 55738 - William R Lawley Jr Crew. (Left to right) Front row, Sgt. Alfred Wendt, tail gunner; TSgt. Joseph Kobierecki, ball turret gunner; Sgt. Ralph...

B-17G #42-38109 'Cabin in the Sky' crash landed at RAF Redhill, Surrey on return from a mission to Leipzig on 20 Feb 1944. RTD.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38109

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cabin in the Sky
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Revisions

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Added connections to the 8th AF and to 8th AF mission #226 for 20 Feb 1944.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-38109 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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Object number: UPL 55738 - William R Lawley Jr Crew. (Left to right) Front...