A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group stand beneath the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress.
Printed caption on reverse: 'THE DEFENSIVE POWER OF FLYING FORTRESSES. The extremely heavy defense of the Flying Fortresses has enabled them to fight their way through to targets like Huls and Kiel in the face of the most intensive fighter opposition aerial warfare has ever seen. The result of these and other encounters has been the destruction of more than 1100 enemy aircraft. Formations of Flying Fortresses have an average of 12 1/2 .50 calibre machine guns per plane (which can be manned simultaneously by the usual crew of ten.) 27048. A crew of a Flying Fortress, Pilot F/L Frank N. Kacksetter of Denver, Colorado. Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Lester R. Kramer of Scranton Pennsilvania , Navigator Lt. Luther S. Pierce of Fairhaven Massachusetts. Bomb. 2nd Lt Stanley R Stedt of Stockholm, Main. Tec. Sergt. William W. Fahrenhold of McKees Rocks, Penn., Tec. Sergt Raymond T. Stymacks of Bronx, N.York. Ball Turret Gunner. Tec. Sergt. Robert L Myllykoski of Painsville, Ohio. Left waist gunner Staff Sergt John H. Jessup Union City, Indianna. Right Waist Gunner Staff Sergt. Louis A. Skinner, Independence, Kansas. Tail Gunner Staff Sergt. Milton B. Edwards, Laurel, Maryland S.& G. G.C'
Image stamped on reverse: 'Sport and General.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 9 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273722.'[photo bureau no.]
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A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group stand beneath the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Sport and General.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 9 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273722.'[phott bureau no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'THE DEFENSIVE POWER OF FLYING FORTRESSES. The extremely heavy defense of the Flying Fortresses has enabled them to fight their way through to targets like Huls and Kiel in the face of the most intensive fighter opposition aerial warfare has ever seen. The result of these and other encounters has been the destruction of more than 1100 enemy aircraft. Formations of Flying Fortresses have an average of 12 1/2 .50 calibre machine guns per plane (which can be manned simultaneously by the usual crew of ten.) 27048. A crew of a Flying Fortress, Pilot F/L Frank N. Kacksetter of Denver, Colorado. Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Lester R. Kramer of Scranton Pennsilvania , Navigator Lt. Luther S. Pierceof Fairhaven Massachuttes. Bomb. 2nd Lt Stanley R Stedt of Stockholm,Main. Tec. Sergt. William W. Fahrenhold of McKees Rocks, Penn., Tec. Sergt Raymond T. Stymacks of Bronx, N.York. Ball Turret Gunner. Tec. Sergt. Robert L Myllykoski of Painsville, Ohio. Left waist gunner Staff Sergt John H. Jessup Union City, Indianna. Right Waist Gunner Staff Sergt. Louis A. Skinner, Independence, Kansas. Tail Gunner Staff Sergt. Milton B. Edwards, Laurel, Maryland S.& G. G.C'
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Group
Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
People
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Reported to group on 24 Feb 1943. Completed 25 x missions. He was on Raymond Check crew and William P. Cassedy crew.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
William Fahrenhold was Engineer/Top Turret gunner on B-17 42-29649 on 1-May-43. The assigned target were the U-boat yards at St. Nazaire, France and a navigational error on return took the 306th Bomb Group over heavily defended Brest.
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Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Co-Pilot
Assigned to 423BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hanover in B-17 42-29900 'Unbearable II' 26-Jul-43; Shot down, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 126
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to 423BS, 306, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hanover in B-17 42-29900 'Unbearable II' 26-Jul-43; flak, crashed Dorrieloh, near Diepholz, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 126
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Military | Navigator
Squadron Navigator
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
Assigned to 323BS, 406BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Shot down 26-Jul-43 in B-17 42-29900 'Unbearable II'. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 126
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier
Assigned to 423BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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