42-97986

Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear  posed in front of a military airplane.  Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men UPL 72024 UPL 72024 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 11 August 1944/Brest Peninsula, Fr (Tactical).
Back L-R: 1st Lt. Harland Peck (P), 1st Lt. James Moody (B), Capt. Roy Vinnedge (CA/CP), 1st Lt. Don Mickle (OBS/TG), TSGt. Ralph Knowles (FG).
Front L-R: 2nd Lt. John Giles (N), TSgt. George Hunter (TT), TSgt. Max Algase (RO), 1st Lt. Lawrence Van Etten (MN).
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Object Number - UPL 72024 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 11 August 1944/Brest Peninsula, Fr (Tactical). Back L-R: 1st Lt. Harland Peck (P), 1st Lt. James Moody (B), Capt. Roy...

Delivered Dallas 24/4/44; Langley 15/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 8/7/44; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-Z] Grafton Underwood 29/7/44; 544BS [SU-Z], 545BS [JD-A]; nosed over in landing with Jim Welsh 16/5/45, Salvaged.

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (EP-E, serial number 42-31767) nicknamed "Our Gal Sal" of the 100th Bomb Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Our Gal Sal EP-E, 231767 at Mount Farm.'
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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5725) nicknamed "This is IT!" of the 381st Bomb Group opens her bomb bay doors during a mission.
  • Date: 30 December 1944

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AAIR 45-05-16-512 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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