Lynn W Northcott

Military
media-38072.jpeg UPL 38072 Lynn Wilson Northcott, tail gunner on the Eager Beaver.

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Object Number - UPL 38072 - Lynn Wilson Northcott, tail gunner on the Eager Beaver.

He was living in Lake County, Tennessee before he enlisted at Ft. Oglethorpe. He flew 25 missions on the B-17 Eager Beaver with the 8th Air Force and 32 missions with the 9th Air Force in a B-26.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29816

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Eager Beaver
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Information from his obituary.

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Information provided by his son, Mike Northcott.

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Picture provided by his son, Mike Northcott.

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Information provided by his son, Mike Northcott.

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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