UPL 49434
IMAGETail Gunner Sgt. Bill Wilks, 385th BG, 548th BS sitting in tail gun position in the "Flying Vixon,"
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14190692
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Armorer / Waist Gunner / Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Mascot
- Nationality: Canadian
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36883488
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flying Vixen
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ContributorDricharlo
Sources
Submitted by Rick Graham, son of Sgt. Donald S. Graham, waist gunner 385thBG/548th BS and crewmember of tail gunner Sgt. Bill Wilks.