Alvin Yantzie | American Air Museum

Alvin Yantzie Jr

Military

completed 29 missions

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Units served with

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97487) nicknamed "Hangover Haven" of the 401st Bomb Group after crash landing at Deenethorpe, 3 October 1944 Official caption on image: "GAD-1079 - (48-401)-(4-10-44) 7487 Crash." Handwritten caption on reverse: '3/10/44 A, 296 Extra. V. Maslen, 7487, "Hangover Haven".'

42-97487

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Hangover Haven
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

43-37510

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb

435

Date: 23 June 1944

428

Date: 21 June 1944
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423

Date: 19 June 1944

421

Date: 18 June 1944

418

Date: 17 June 1944

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Revisions

Date13 Dec 2021 00:53:17

Contributoracbernstein1

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1329

Date5 Apr 2020 21:13:27

Contributorjmoore43

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:03:36

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1329