UPL 22964
IMAGEPilot-Alexander William Stewart of Seattle, CAVU Class 43-D, 42-29778 Nicknamed "Greenfury" when assigned to 96th BG 338th BS, (before 91st BG) 16 September 1943: B-17F 42-29778, a "no name" Fortress with the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG, takes off for the scheduled mission to Nantes. Transferred from the 96th BG a few weeks earlier, the ship would be lost on the 9 October trip to Anklam; four crewmen survived to become POWs. The pilot, 2LT Alexander W. Stewart, and five others were KIA.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Green Fury
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron
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ContributorJoCarter
Sources
Roger Freeman
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CAVU 43-D Yearbook