UPL 35326
IMAGECrew of Bottled in Bond (#42-102584) 94th Bomb Grp, 332nd Bomb Sqd. Kneeling, left to right: Tom Williams, pilot, Edwin (Eddie) Waite, co-pilot, Joe Davis, navigator, Lewis Ranck, bombardier Standing, left to right: Kenneth McLean, engineer, Wayne Waters, waist gunner, Herb Schocket, radio operator, Casimir Skomski waist gunner, JW (Smitty) Smith, tail gunner, Jerry Pasquale, ball turret gunner. Aircraft lost 05-12-1944 on mission to Brux oil refineries. all members of crew survived and were taken as POWs Obtained this photo in 2007 after speaking with surviving crew member Edwin Waite, co-pilot on Bottled In Bond on the mission over to Brux, on the day the plane was downed
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bottled in Bond
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Mission
- Date: 12 May 1944
Revisions
I received this photo from the plane's co pilot in 2007 after speaking with him on the telephone