Curtis I McCafferty
Military![McCafferty of the 385th Bomb Group inspects a flak hole in his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-6136) nicknamed "Stork Club". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Stork Club, 2/5/45. Co-Pilot McCafferty (44-6136), 385BG. Flak [illegible], Netty.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-413761.jpg.webp?itok=DRmdkcE1)
Added connection to airman's record - only McCafferty in 385th Bomb Group.
Object Number - FRE 7750 - McCafferty of the 385th Bomb Group inspects a flak hole in his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-6136) nicknamed "Stork Club". Handwritten...
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 42-31866. Landed in Switzerland. Interned.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pride of the Yankees
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 3771
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 3771 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
![McCafferty of the 385th Bomb Group inspects a flak hole in his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-6136) nicknamed "Stork Club". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Stork Club, 2/5/45. Co-Pilot McCafferty (44-6136), 385BG. Flak [illegible], Netty.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413761.jpg.webp?itok=ou-Y2UPc)