UPL 33080
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The crew of Puddles, a B-17 G bomber that flew missions out of Horham AFB in 1944. My father, Lt. Irving O. Schafer, then age 21, was the navigator. It's last mission was flown over Hamburg on 12-31-44 - the city where my father's grandfather had been born.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Puddles
- Unit: 3rd Bomb Division 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
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Sources
Karen Schaefer, daughter of Lt.Irving O. Schaefer