42-5445 Taint A Bird/Lee L
Front Row from left; Whitcomb, Thompson, Neely, Tice and Cameron
Object Number - UPL 56190 - Back row from left; Prochaska, W K Thomas, Stapleton, Haynes Front Row from left; Whitcomb, Thompson, Neely, Tice and Cameron
Delivered Cheyenne 10/12/42; Sioux City 8/1/43; Rapid City 2/2/43; Minneapolis 19/3/43; Ephrata 12/4/43; Spokane 3/5/43; 390BG crash landed Moses Lake 26/7/43 with Lionel Coon; Written off 20/8/43.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13036442
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer, Top turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18060944 / O-732729
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35326058
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15096381 / O-731417
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Navigator, Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16058334 / O-734021
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Revisions
Final serial number digit and Project gleaned from high resolution image of data stencil.
The edges of the letters in tge nickname appear to be tape.
P. Marchese, March 13, 2022 with Ross Smith, FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945. 3-10/12-2022.
http://www.ww2irishaviation.com/clonakilty.htm
Thanks to Dennis Burke for helping confirm the serial number.
