44-6462 | American Air Museum

44-6462 Sandusky Jo

media-16683.jpeg UPL 16683 Gillespie Crew, Rattlesden, England, 1945
Back Row L-R, Rad. Op. Paul H. Jones, Waist G. Raleigh Martin, Tail G. Blaize J. Napolitan, Eng. Richard O. Lawrence, Ball G. Francis B. Froah
Front Row L-R: Mickey Op. Joseph Nidich, Bomb. Lee A. Small, Pilot Richard T. Gillespie, Co-Pilot Robert J. Beiting, Nav. Milton A. Trodich

Aircraft is 44-6462 (Sandusky Jo), which the crew never flew. It was simply used as the backdrop for photos taken that day Francis B Froah collection

Francis Froah Family

Object Number - UPL 16683 - Gillespie Crew, Rattlesden, England, 1945 Back Row L-R, Rad. Op. Paul H. Jones, Waist G. Raleigh Martin, Tail G. Blaize J. Napolitan, Eng. Richard...

Delivered Kearney 11/8/44; Grenier 22/8/44; Assigned 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 27/8/44; 709BS; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; Sth Plains 9/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 3/12/45. SANDUSKY JO.

Lt Paul A Graves named the plane after his home town (Sandusky, Ohio) and his wife, whom he called Jo; this from the Lt. Grave's daughter, Lynn Montelauro