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Walter B Clark

Military

Flew on Wabash Cannonball completed 25 missions

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Wabash Cannonball" of the 91st Bomb Group, featuring the Disney character "Goofy". On reverse: 'Not For Publication, For Personal Use Only, Passed by US Army Examiner 10143' [Stamp].

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Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Wabash Cannonball, Target for Tonight
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Massachusetts	6 April 1905

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:26:47

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / cousin