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B-24D - The Sandman - Pilot Lt. Bob Sternfels, Lt. Barney Jackson, and Crew. 1943
Military | Major | B-24D Command Pilot
Lt. Robert Sternfels was a B-24D bomber command pilot in WWII in the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bombing Group, the Pyramiders, and the 345th Bombing Squadron. Lt. Sternfels flew the famous B-24D bomber, THE SANDMAN, on Operation Tidal Wave, which sought...
Military | Major | B-24 Command Pilot
Lt. John S. Young was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Bored with college at SMU in Dallas, and knowing the country was headed for war, he joined the Army Air Force early in 1941 and began training as an aviation cadet. He was known as "Johnny" and ...
B-24 Liberator
The B-24D Liberator bomber, named, The Sandman, was named, and flown, by Lt. Robert Sternfels and his co-pilot, Lt. Barney Jackson, in the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 345th Bomb Squadron, on Operation Tidal Wave, the famous mission to...
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| 19 December 2021 22:05:00 | Kickapoo | Changes to caption, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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Black Sunday-Ploesti - Michael Hill |
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| 04 September 2021 02:42:12 | Kickapoo | Created entry with caption and aircraft associations |
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Best Web - B-24 - 42-40402 - The Sandman |
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