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Svend Edward Hansen

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

UPL 68536 UPL 68536 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 June 1944/B Wing Lead Crew.
Back row, left-to-right: Carlos J. Rabby, Jr. (Tail Gunner - co-pilot, but flew in this position as formation observer); Glenn J. June (P); James C. Moody, Jr. (B); William M. Jackson (N); Robert C. Chapin (N).
Front row, left-to-right: William C. Aplin (BT); Joseph L. Cicci (RO); Lt. Col. Alfred "Coach" Nuttall (AC); Albert W. Connors (FG); Svend E. Hansen (Eng/TT).

Photo courtesy of Tony Plowright.

https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/54341/category/LeadCrews

546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 412 42-38014 Grafton Underwood Carlos J Rabby Glenn J June James C Moody William M Jackson Robert Charles Chapin William C Aplin Joseph Leonard Cicci Alfred Charles Nuttall Albert W Connors Svend Edward Hansen On

Object Number - UPL 68536 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 June 1944/B Wing Lead Crew. Back row, left-to-right: Carlos J. Rabby, Jr. (Tail Gunner - co-pilot, but flew in this...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.'

546th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Revisions

Date24 Aug 2023 22:17:18

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Added S/N, Rank & Role & Middle Name per info on 384th BG website.

Updated STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since the person has a Military S/N or Rank.

Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.

Added an Association to the 546th BS per info on the 384th BG website.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:25:30

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 68536 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 June 1944/B Wing...