43-39177 The Blessed Event
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UPL 32734
Blessed Event Crew - William Hunter (pilot), James Hilbert (co-pilot) Harry George (bombardier), Henry Sanger (navigator) Luther Yates (tail gunner), Jerard Murtha (radio operator), Orville Ritchley (top turret gunner), Lloyd Cochran (ball turret gunner) Thaddeus Johnson (waist gunner)
Matt Webster
Delivered Lincoln 23/12/44; Dow Fd 3/1/45; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-Y/L] Horham 7/1/45; on 19/3/45 with W.C. Hunter, obs-R.B. Adams [wia]; 55m, Returned to the USA Bradley 28/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 30/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/12/45. THE BLESSED EVENT.
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