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" "You should have seen the one that got away," says Capt. Irl E. Baldwin of Yakima, Washington, pilot of the Boeing B-17 "HELLS ANGELS," as he and his flight crew relate their experiences on their 28th mission to the ground crew at their base in England. All are members of the 303rd Bomb Group. 15-Jun-43."
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Military | Captain | Pilot
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 25 x combat missions on 14-May-43. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Major | Bombardier
Completed his combat tour on 15-May-43.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator
Jim Brody grew up in eastern Montana. He flew his missions as the ball turret gunner on the B-17 "Hell's Angels" (Baldwin crew) and returned to the U.S. I have heard that he was credited with destroying 11 German airplanes, but I don't know if that...
Military | Technical Sergeant | Crew Chief
member of the Hell's Angels ground crew. But got to go on a bond raising tour around the U. S. in Jan. '44. Great experience. Was then assigned to US AAFBU in Galveston TX.
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner
Assigned to 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed his combat tour on 15-May-43.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Ripley W. Joy was assigned to the 303rd Bomb Group / 358th Bomb Squadron. Starting as a Co-Pilot, he was upgraded to Pilot on 4 June 1943. After completing 25 missions with the 303rd, he was sent back to the US. He was assigned as a pilot in the 21st...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 26 x missions.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed combat tour on 17-May-43.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Irl Baldwin crew. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 March 2018 09:48:00 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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