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The first crew of the 401st Bomb Group to return to the home base in England after a raid on Berlin, Germany, pose beside their plane - the Boeing B-17 'Fool's Luck'. They are, (Left To Right) Back Row: F/Sgt. Jesse H. Lehr, Radio Operator, S/Sgt. Pete D. Henderson waist gunner, 1Lt Donald M Anderson Bombardier, Capt Jere Maupin co-pilot, Capt James J Goodman pilot, 1Lt Robert J Ramsey tail gunner. Front Row: T/Sgt John O Farmer ball turret gunner, S/Sgt Burton A Markle waist gunner, T/Sgt Foster E Dewees top turret gunner and 2Lt Frank P Fraoli navigator. 6th March 1944.
Group
The 401st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, from November 1943 to June 1945. Starting their missions at that time meant the focus was very much on the coming invasion attempt of France planned for the following...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator; Bombardier
DFC/ AM w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Unit Citation w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
1 Damaged
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio operator
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. James Goodman crew. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight engineer
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. James Goodman crew. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), AF CMD, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
Military | Captain | Pilot
Military | Staff Sergeant
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. After landing from a local test flight on 28-Jan-44, a fire broke out in the bomb bay in B-17 42-37772. A/C was abandoned and was destroyed in fire. RTD.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist gunner
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. James Goodman crew. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Co-Pilot; Former 612th Squadron Commander
RTD Crashed at St Lo on 8-Aug-44 in B-17 43-37510. Losses has pix of B-17 42-32068 'Fool's Luck' which Maupin and crew had bailed out of on their 3rd mission at the end of Dec 1943. The plane landed itself near Potter's Bar.
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Military | First Lieutenant
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Kearney 3/12/43; Presque Is 9/12/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-D] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; Missing in Action Evere A/fd 10/4/44 with Gaston Fox, Co-pilot: Francis Hoad, Navigator: Darrel Wilson, Bombardier: Leon Mendelson, Ball...
