UPL 51118
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B-17 'Sugar Blues' (42-37939 OR) 323rd BS, 91st BG Roman V. Maziarz and crew had been flying B-17G 42-37939 "Sugar Blues" (coded OR-S) on the 22 February 1944 mission to Bunde. Savaged by enemy fighters, Maziarz managed to nurse the ship far enough to make a successful (the co-pilot was slightly injured) ditching in friendly waters. A crewman holds the only remnant of their ship, an A-2 jacket decorated with the nose art. The rest of the crew wears (dry) RAF uniforms. L-R: Mortimer Pudnos, Joseph LaCascia , Walter Meader, Joseph Depoti, Unkn, Urban Jacoboski , Robert Heller, Arthur D Clay, Anthony Barbotti, Bill Love, Roman Maziarz .
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Units
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- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395013.jpg?itok=t5iaI0Zg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13052154
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059867 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13128142
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20646663
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sugar Blues
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Locations
![Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/eh/eh-564.jpg?itok=RP5XHtbs)
- Site type: Airfield
Mission
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- Date: 22 February 1944