UPL 24256

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Crew 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

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Photo courtesy of Pima Air Museum, Tuscon, AZ.

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