Roger Armstrong Stevenson

Military
media-20895.jpeg UPL 20895 Roger A. Stevenson R. A. Stevenson

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Object Number - UPL 20895 - Roger A. Stevenson

Colonel Stevenson was one of the original member of 332BS 94thBG then went on to become Commanding Officer of 410BS. He led many missions as Commnand Pilot completing his tour in May 1944 and stayed on in the Air Force until his retirement in 1965. He died 5th May 1989 and was survived by his wife Helen.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Missions

  • Date: 20 April 1944

Events

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Crash Landing

18 October 1943 For a first hand recollection of Steve crash landing a B-17 on a roadway see "Apples for the Airmen" by Bertram G. Danson at http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/southeast2.html#apples

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 94th Bomb Group related to the service of Roger Stevenson.

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Lingering Contrails, pg 174

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Lingering Contrails, pg 154

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Lingering Contrails, pg 149

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Lingering Contrails pg 144

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Lingering Contrails, pg 123

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Lingering Contrails

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Lingering Contrails, pg 144

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Lingering contrails pp 84, 158

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Lingering Contrails, pg. 84

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Lingering Contrails

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Lingering Contrails, Military press clippings

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Military press clippings

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Lingering Contrails of the Big Square A, pg 2

Roger Armstrong Stevenson: Gallery (5 items)