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UPL 66273

IMAGE

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear.

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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews /Emden/Aurich (Harbor). Back L-R: 2nd Lt. Leon Fields (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Horace Frink (P), Col. J.K. Lacey (AC), 1st Lt. Lester Hegstad (N), 1st Lt. Clyde Carlson (B) Front L-R: SSgt. Clyde Savage (FG), SSgt. William Shelton (BT), TSgt. William Ralston (TT), SSgt. Julius McNutt (FG), TSgt. Roy Griffith (RO). Not Pictured: 2nd Lt. Raino Jylkka (N)

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Units

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

547th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Clyde Pemberton Carlson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-735170
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Pilot : Bombardier

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear.

Leon Fields

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 0–672341
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear.

Horace Everett Frink

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-736503
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot, Wing Air Commander

Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Roy Wesley Griffith

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 14107839
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator/ Gunner

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear.

Lester Olaf Hegstad

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-670736
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear. A man in uniform is seated on the wing of the plane

42-5852

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Natural
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Mission

The wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5888) nicknamed "Elusive Elcy" of the 94th Bomb Group flies off as a result of a direct hit, during a mission over Emden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '94 BG. 27/9/43.' Printed caption on reverse: 'A DRAMATIC INCIDENT DURING THE AIR WAR OVER EUROPE: A WING BREAKS OFF A FLYING FORTRESS DURING A DAYLIGHT BATTLE, AND THE STRICKEN BOMBER BEGINS TO TURN OVER AS IT STARTS ON THE WAY DOWN TO EARTH. This picture illustrates one of the hazards which the big A

VIII Bomber Command 104

Date: 27 September 1943

Revisions

Date: 20 Oct 2023 19:17:19

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Sources

Photo courtesy of Lester Hegstad. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35529/category/LeadCrews