George F Bingham
Military
Rear L-R: 1Lt Francis W. Hoad, 1Lt Harvey G Tomlinson, 1Lt George F Bingham, 1Lt Eugene F Lott.
Front L-R: Unk, T/Sgt Duane G Brandt, Unk, Unk, T/Sgt Johnny K Dunn, S/Sgt Carl W Johns.
Unknowns - S/Sgt Emanuel Pinilis, S/Sgt Lawson Yeatts, S/Sgt Harold Magruger
Object Number - UPL 37636 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Hell's Angel' pose beside their plane at a base in England, 16 June 1944. 401st Bomb Group." Rear L-R:...
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat mission. ETD
"Lt George Bingham nursed "Hells Angels" back to England after the Oscherleben mission with the rudder handling useless, ordered 8 of the crew to bail out and then he and his co-pilot, Francis W Hoad landed with the plane on automatic pilot through a dense fog."
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), BM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, fatal A/C crash with 1st Weather Group.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12154654
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38125482
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34450792
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
NH, USA | 1 December 1920 | Son of Harold C and Lucile F Bingham. |
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Enlisted |
Manchester, NH | 16 April 1942 | |
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Other Discharged USAAC |
21 April 1943 | ||
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Enlisted |
22 April 1943 | Re-enlisted as 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Died |
Offutt AFB, NE | 1 December 1952 | Died on active service in crash in US. |
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Buried |
Graceland Cemetery Rowan, IA | Graceland Cemetery Rowan, Wright County, IA | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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=6