Byron K Long

Military
media-29775.jpeg UPL 29775 Byron Long, tail gunner, from Shattuck, Oklahoma Tazwell Wingfield collection

My father, Tazwell Wingfield had this photo and he wrote the information above on the back of it.

Object Number - UPL 29775 - Byron Long, tail gunner, from Shattuck, Oklahoma

Had mechanical failure and landed in Switzerland on 7/12/44 in B-17 'Gloria' #42-102457, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

A B-17G Flying Fortress (GL-R, serial number 42-102457) of the 410th Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, is inside a hangar at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). Official caption on image: "900 (44) WPU. 4-27-44. Rougham. B17-G. 42-102457. FA-FSAD." Handwritten caption on reverse of print: '94th Bomb Group, [damaged, 4th?] Combat Wing, 3rd Air Div.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Filthy Hag aka Gloria
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

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Interned (INT)

Switzerland 12 July 1944

Born

Shinnston, West Virginia, USA

Revisions

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

 

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From personal crew records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7510 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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