John Stephen Proffitt Jr

Military
media-28139.jpeg UPL 28139 1st Lt. John Stephen Proffitt, Jr., Pilot and Airplane Commander
B-17 G "Lucille" 43-38608
8th AF, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels," 359th Bomb Squadron John Stephen Proffitt Jr

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Object Number - UPL 28139 - 1st Lt. John Stephen Proffitt, Jr., Pilot and Airplane Commander B-17 G "Lucille" 43-38608 8th AF, 303rd Bomb Group "Hell's Angels," 359th Bomb...

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38608

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucille
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron 457th Bomb Group

Missions

849

  • Date: 26 February 1945

847

  • Date: 25 February 1945

845

  • Date: 24 February 1945

843

  • Date: 23 February 1945

839

  • Date: 21 February 1945

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Events

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Born

Richmond, Virginia 16 September 1923

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Mission Reports on the 303rd Bomb Group Website

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / daughter: Bonnie Proffitt Horton,

http://www.303rdbg.com/359proffitt.html

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