Wayman T Hutson
Military
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UPL 37656
"Lt. Scribner C. Dailey and crew of the 612th Bomb Sqd., 401st Bomb Group, pose for the photographer at an 8th Air Force base in England. The crew had just returned from a two days' rest at a RAF station where their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Fancy Nancy' made an emergency landing after a raid on Bremen, Germany 26th November 1943."
Rear L-R: Sgt Charles T Hagen, S/Sgt William B Flynn, S/Sgt Arthur W Hildruth, Sgt George P Cook, Sgt Charles W Sanders.
Front L-R: Capt Wayman T Hutson, 1Lt John L Malone, 1Lt Scribner C Dailey, 1Lt Alexander C Stokes.
Rear L-R: Sgt Charles T Hagen, S/Sgt William B Flynn, S/Sgt Arthur W Hildruth, Sgt George P Cook, Sgt Charles W Sanders.
Front L-R: Capt Wayman T Hutson, 1Lt John L Malone, 1Lt Scribner C Dailey, 1Lt Alexander C Stokes.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. ETD
Bremen mission; B-17 42-37838 'Fancy Nancy' 26-Nov-43; quick response and skilled flying in avoiding the worst of a mid-air collision with B-17 42-30317, led to the return of A/C and all but one crew member. RTD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13052760 / O-801490
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fancy Nancy
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Spalding County, GA | 23 July 1918 | |
Enlisted |
Griffin, GA | 16 September 1940 | |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 389,
http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=380