UPL 25824
IMAGEAn early photograph from when Paul Pinkerton was in flight school. The wings on his lapel suggest he may still have been training to be a pilot before transitioning to navigator.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Paul told me of three aircraft on which he flew as navigator from Bassingborne. Liberty Run was a loaner. On their last mission, they lost two engines due to flak and when the tail gunner called out that two ME109's were closing, the captain ordered a course to Switzerland. The crew was interned at Davos Platz. Pinkerton and two crew escaped and made their way back to England. This crew's usual airplane was Round Trip Topsy. I have confirmed one mission on Shoo Shoo (Shoo) Baby, which is now restored and at Wright Patterson in Ohio. As far as I know, with Paul's passing recently, all of the crew are now dead. Pinkerton retired in the 60's with the rank of Major.