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UPL 29401

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S/Sgt. James J. McCarthy, Tail Gunner, 613Sq. Lt. Nelson B-17 Crew, Deenethorpe UK, from Mishawaka, IN (near South Bend).

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Units

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group.

613th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

James J McCarthy

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 35024139
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-31081

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Son of a Blitz
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Revisions

Date: 26 Jul 2017 00:38:34

ContributorWin Bryson

ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

Photo copy from Family (pre-401st photo)