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John B Maniscalco

Military

Lt Frederick Gano and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based in England, pose beside Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October 1944. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10215-C61689AC.

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Frederick Gano

Military | First Lieutenant | Bomber pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat mission. ETD ...

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Units served with

303rd Bomb Group

Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
427th Bomb Squadron

Squadron

Aircraft

42-102411 'Miss Lace'

B-17 Flying Fortress
Cheyenne 1/3/44; Hunter 21/3/44; Grenier 10/4/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-Y/P] Molesworth 30/4/44; battle damaged Berlin 18/3/45 with ?; force landed continent; Salvaged 28/3/45. MISS LACE.

Associated Place

Molesworth

Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...

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Date	Contributor	Update
27 February 2017 15:54:51	Al_Skiff	Changes to person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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Date	Contributor	Update
27 September 2014 18:15:43	AAM	AAM ingest
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M