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42-97947

media-52742.jpeg UPL 52742 "Lt. Colonel William T. Seawell, Capt. Shapiro and crew of the 401st Bomb Group flew the lead aircraft on a mission over Politz, Germany, on 8 [Replaced with] 7 October 1944."

L-R: Morey B Jeffery, Unk, Unk, Unk, Roy R Winn, William T Seawell.

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Object Number - UPL 52742 - "Lt. Colonel William T. Seawell, Capt. Shapiro and crew of the 401st Bomb Group flew the lead aircraft on a mission over Politz, Germany, on 8...

Delivered Denver 12/4/44; 1SAG Langley 16/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 351BG Polebrook 8/7/44; transferred 612BS/401BG [SC-U] Deenethorpe 7/8/44; 613BS; transferred 305BG Chelveston 20/8/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.

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People

Allan Brooke Ainley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13178814 / O-716614
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

John Lee Allen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

John R Althoff

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Tail Gunner

Joseph Roscoe Amber

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36703821
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Togglier, Waist Gunner

Allen D Aschenbach

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-107124) of the 351st Bomb Group flies over Polebrook.

Polebrook

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:17

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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