Clyde G Gillespie

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media-50573.jpeg UPL 50573 Col. Clyde Gillespie and Capt. Oscar O'Neill of the 401st Bomb Squadron. Capt. O'Neill was the lead pilot for the 401st from Sept. 1942 to April 1943.
Photo contributed by Jack Gaffney

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Object Number - UPL 50573 - Col. Clyde Gillespie and Capt. Oscar O'Neill of the 401st Bomb Squadron. Capt. O'Neill was the lead pilot for the 401st from Sept. 1942 to April...

18 November 1942 in 'Fury' B-17 #41-24499 bombs could not be released so were jettisoned in an open field. On return, 10 miles SW of Exeter, A/C collided with #41-24553 which was able to land safely; however Fury landed at RAF Turweston and was salvaged.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24499

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fury
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Volume I by Bishop and Hey p. 47

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