UPL 24256
IMAGECrew of the "Free Delivery" just before being deployed to Framlingham, England. Free Delivery was hit by flak on Dec. 31, 1944 while on a mission to Hamburg and was eventually shot down by a Messerschmitt Me 262. Crew parachuted; 2 (Carpenter, Dinger) KIA; 7 taken as POW. Photo courtesy of Pima Air Museum, Tuscon, AZ.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier