UPL 19347

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Lieutenant James F. Wilson and Crew and Forbidden Fruit II, U.S. Army 8th Air Force, 452nd Bomb Group, 731st Bomb Squadron, Station 142, Deopham Green, England, September 6, 1944 Back Row, left to right: Luther D. Moore, ball turret gunner Don E. Harps, flight engineer and top turret gunner Walter W. Cook, left waist gunner T. Grover Hayes, radio operator Henry F. Beitsch, right waist gunner John R. Hebert, tail gunner Front Row, left to right: Lieutenant Jess L. High, navigator Lieutenant Andrew P. Corcoran, bombardier Lieutenant James F. Wilson, first pilot Lieutenant Edward J. Davidson, co pilot

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Units

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11140782
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-764546
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Forbidden Fruit II
  • Unit: 729th Bomb Squadron 728th Bomb Squadron 452nd Bomb Group

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Revisions

Date:
ContributorCatherine_Hebert
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Corrected date of photo from June 9, 1944 to September 6, 1944.

Date:
ContributorCatherine_Hebert
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations
Sources

Added photo of crew with Forbidden Fruit II, added photo caption, associated two units, two people and one place.