43-37979
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UPL 35352
Low level bomb run, hence no oxygen mask on foreground copilot.
'This photo was taken on the September 17, 1944 mission to Holland. That day flak positions on the 'route in' for the troop carrier units for operation Market Garden were bombed from only 8,000 feet. This explains the copilot not wearing an oxygen mask. On that day Lt Halliday (with Joseph Mitchell as a gunner) flew in the number three position in the 'A' Group in 43-38015 . In the number two position (off their right wing) was the crew of Lt Donald T. Stone in 43-37979, and leading the formation (thus slightly forward) was Lt Robert G. Reeder with command pilot Francis C. Eberhart (838th BS CO) in 42-97969. This all perfectly matches this photograph
'This photo was taken on the September 17, 1944 mission to Holland. That day flak positions on the 'route in' for the troop carrier units for operation Market Garden were bombed from only 8,000 feet. This explains the copilot not wearing an oxygen mask. On that day Lt Halliday (with Joseph Mitchell as a gunner) flew in the number three position in the 'A' Group in 43-38015 . In the number two position (off their right wing) was the crew of Lt Donald T. Stone in 43-37979, and leading the formation (thus slightly forward) was Lt Robert G. Reeder with command pilot Francis C. Eberhart (838th BS CO) in 42-97969. This all perfectly matches this photograph
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Delivered Cheyenne 12/6/44; Kearney 25/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-B] Lavenham 11/7/44; battle damaged en route Darmstadt 24/12/44 with ?; force landed Le Culot A/fd, Bel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32605802
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Revisions
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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-75-bo-43-37874-4…
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Added associations to the 838BS / 487BG as listed in the A/C description.