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UPL 66046

IMAGE

ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front. Flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

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384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 2 September 1943/ 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 2 September 1943. Mission aborted at mid-channel. Back L-R: Dennis Lane (BT), Roland Killin (FG), Aloysius Mizgorski (FG), John Ryberg (B), Leonard Nealis (TT). Front L-R: Jerome Beaupre (RO), Lt. Sidney Taylor (OBS/TG), James Kelly (CP), Capt. Raymond Ketelsen (P), Wilbourne Blount (N)

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Units

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.'

546th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front. Flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

Jerome B Beaupre

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

Wilbourne E Blount

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Navigator on "Little America"

ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front. Flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

James Henry Kelly

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-665313
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

Raymond Paul Ketelsen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-421115
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Squadron Commander, Pilot

ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front. Flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

Roland L Killin

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

42-30033

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Little America
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Mission

ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front. Flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men

VIII Bomber Command 89

Date: 2 September 1943

Revisions

Date: 19 Oct 2023 15:29:47

Contributoracbernstein1

Changes

Sources

The Quentin Bland Collection. https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35734/category/LeadCrews