42-29815 Miami Clipper

media-26070.jpeg UPL 26070 42-29815 "Miami Clipper" & Crew

"Capt Albert W Burton and crew of the 322nd Bomb Sq., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Miami Clipper'. England, 10 April 1944."

Rear L-R: T/Sgt Matthew Fronko, T/Sgt W. Pridgen, S/Sgt Stanley John Cantrell, S/Sgt Ted Eicke, S/Sgt William Schofield, S/Sgt Walter Cyr.
Front L-R: Capt Albert W Burton, Lt Jim Buchanan, Lt August Ballay. Hutchinson & Cortright

Contact with Pridgen's son - his last name was spelled wrong.

Object Number - UPL 26070 - 42-29815 "Miami Clipper" & Crew "Capt Albert W Burton and crew of the 322nd Bomb Sq., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, in front of a Boeing B-17...

Delivered Denver 22/2/43; Gore 9/3/43; Duncan 31/3/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-N] Thurleigh 20/4/43 JACKIE ELLEN; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-P] Bassingbourn 11/9/43; AFSC 7/4/44; Returned to the USA Amarillo 16/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46; MIAMI CLIPPER.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Argentos, James 18108164 T/Sgt. 367th BS 306th BG Air Corps
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18108164
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18137500 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19073206 / O-741961
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

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Revisions

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FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945; MARCHESE, et al, Nov 3-6, 2020.

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Direct family

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the Miami clipper is a b17f-75-na of the 91st bomb group.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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