Spiros P Contos

Military

Pete Contos was part of Sam Oliver's crew for 10 missions. He became a Lead Crew Navigator after B-17 #42-37893 'Bam Bam' crashed on 10 June 1944 and flew on 19 additional missions. Combat tour completed on 19 September 1944.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37893

42-37893

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: 'Bam Bam'
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description
Florida, USA Exact dates not yet known

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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Pete was living in Florida when Whitney Haskell visited him several decades after the war. Jan Haskell, the daughter of Whitney Haskell, let the AAM know.

For more details and a photo of Contos see: http://www.303rdbg.com/358oliver.html#

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster