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: O-791163
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 414th Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 18129666
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Top Turret Gunner / Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16092892
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36183598
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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.