42-29690 Old Faithful

media-27765.jpeg UPL 27765 #42-29690 29/7/43 VIII BC 79 Mission to Kiel severe battle damage Warnemunde 29/7/43.Pilot and crew (9 rtd) crash landed RAF Oulton Nfk salvaged afsc Old Faithful. Crew list Pilot Joseph W. Kane/Co P Harry Cornell /Nav James C. Meade/Bomb M L Lawrence/RADIO OP L J Fecteau/Eng Leroy Pikelis/Ball T Chester Voorhis/Lft Wst Gene Foster (KIA) /Rt Wst Charles B.Lozenski (WIA)/Tail Gunner J J Vachout (MIA --KIA).

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Object Number - UPL 27765 - #42-29690 29/7/43 VIII BC 79 Mission to Kiel severe battle damage Warnemunde 29/7/43.Pilot and crew (9 rtd) crash landed RAF Oulton Nfk salvaged afsc...

Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/43; Pueblo 19/2/43; Salina 27/2/43; Syracuse 15/4/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-S] Earls Colne 12/5/43; transferred 366BS/305BG [KY-L] Chelveston 14/7/43; severe battle damaged Warnemunde 29/7/43 with crew? (P) Joseph W. Kane (CP) Harry Cornell (NAV) James C. Meade (BOMB) Manning L. Lawrence (ENG/TT) Leroy Pikelis (BT) Chester S. Voorhis (RO) L. J. Fecteau (LWG) Gene Foster (KIA) (RWG) Charles B. Lozenski (WIA) (TG) J. J. Vachout (MIA-KIA) (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed RAF Oulton, Nfk, Salvaged AFSC. OLD FAITHFUL.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O410629
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19124165
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 2044662
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734478
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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AAF Records

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GET ONE A/C 8TH AF

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crew photo

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Photo from Fold 3.com

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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