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42-29815 "Miami Clipper" & Crew "Capt Albert W Burton and crew of the 322nd Bomb Sq., 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Miami Clipper'. England, 10 April 1944." Rear L-R: T/Sgt Matthew Fronko, T/Sgt W. Pridgen, S/Sgt Stanley John Cantrell, S/Sgt Ted Eicke, S/Sgt William Schofield, S/Sgt Walter Cyr. Front L-R: Capt Albert W Burton, Lt Jim Buchanan, Lt August Ballay.

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Units

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18137500 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19073206 / O-741961
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miami Clipper
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorThreeB
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Contact with Pridgen's son - his last name was spelled wrong.

Date:
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
Date:
ContributorYorkshireman
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption and aircraft associations
Sources

Hutchinson & Cortright