Philip C Zanoya

Military
media-27450.jpeg UPL 27450 Lt Philip C. Zanoya, 447th BG

portrait of my father, from family collection

Object Number - UPL 27450 - Lt Philip C. Zanoya, 447th BG

Flew 35 Missions, 'Scheherazade', 'Lil Eight Ball'

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-107215

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lil Eight Ball
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

42-31225

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Scheherazade
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dane, WisconsinSC 5 April 1919

Died

Madison, WI, USA 13 March 1990

Buried

Madison, WI, USA

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son, John

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from son, John

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from the Zanoya family collection

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Zanoya family

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Zanoya family collection

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Zanoya family collection

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Zanoya family collection

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My father

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Philip Calvin Zanoya--April 5, 1919-March 13, 1990 was my father.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945

Philip C Zanoya: Gallery (10 items)

Object number: UPL 27450 - Lt Philip C. Zanoya, 447th BG

Object number: UPL 27451 - Lt Philip Zanoya, 447th BG

Object number: UPL 27452 - Crew Chief Msgt Kenneth Johnson and Pilot Philip...

Object number: UPL 27453 - Philip Zanoya modeling his A2 flight jacket.

Object number: UPL 27454 - Article from local newspaper about Lt Zanoya and...

Object number: UPL 27455 - Belly landing, Rattlesden Air Base, August 2, 1944

Object number: UPL 27463 - Zanoya crew 1145-15, 447th BG

Object number: UPL 27464 - Performance review

Object number: UPL 27465 - Full flight suit