44-6271 Magnificent Malfunction

media-42567.jpeg UPL 42567 Magnificent Malfunction nose art

My Dad was on this plane.

Object Number - UPL 42567 - Magnificent Malfunction nose art

Delivered Kearney 20/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 3/7/44; Missing in Action Fortezza 20/4/45



Pilot: 2nd Lt. John J. Canningham from Lynwood, California, KIA



Co-pilot: 2nd Lt. Arthur M. Hall from Richmond, Virginia



Bombardier: 2nd Lt. Alfred J. Baldwin from from Litchfield, Connecticut



Navigator: 2nd Lt. James A. Miller from Detroit, Michigan



Radio Operator: Sgt. Shelby M. Brown from San Francisco, California. KIA



Engineer: Sgt. Conrad B. Bailey from Crane Hill, Alabama



Ball Gunner: Sgt.Hugh Litto from Rochester, New York KIA



R.Waist Gunner: Sgt. James W. Wolfgang from Hubbard, Ohio



L.Waist Gunner: Sgt. Harold E. Simonds from Condon, Oregon



Tail Gunner: Sgt. Robert G. Ribbon from Chicago, Illinois



Radio Operator: Shelby Brown (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Cassal Maggiore; Missing Air Crew Report 14019. MAGNIFICENT MALFUNCTION.

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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description" - "Engineer" was misspelled.

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My Dad was on this plane.

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My father was on this plane.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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