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UPL 29402

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T/Sgt. Lawrence E. Williams, ETT 613 Sq. Lt. Nelson B-17 Crew, Deenethorpe UK, from Queens, NY.

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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

Lawrence E Williams

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32696700
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret 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 00:47:34

ContributorWin Bryson

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

Sources

401st Bomb Group Individual PR photo, this copy from the Oct. 24, 1944 Long Island Daily Press NY.