John J Kilbane

Military

Object Number - UPL 26215 - Left to right: LT William Wurtz (Pilot), LT Donald J. Schmitt (Co-Pilot), LT John Kilbane (Navigator). Likely taken on the day they received their...

Flew on 'Son Of A Blitz' with the Schmitt crew for 35 missions

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6968

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sonof-a-Blitz
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:16
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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Object number: UPL 26215 - Left to right: LT William Wurtz (Pilot), LT Donald...