Sam E Buckalew

Military

UPL 66917 UPL 66917 "Crew of the Boeing B-17 'Royal Flush' discuss a mission beside their plane at the 390th Bomb Group Base in England. 11 November 1943."

Standing L-R: Samuel Buckalew, James Oyer, Robert Saunders, William Royal, Robert Waites, Henry Wooley.
Kneeling L-R: Enrique Perez, David Howland, Mearl Houck, David Hogan.

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42-30348 David Hogan Mearl L Houck David L Howland Enrique Perez Robert E Waites Henry E Wooley William A Royal Robert W Saunders James E Oyer Sam E Buckalew On

Object Number - UPL 66917 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 'Royal Flush' discuss a mission beside their plane at the 390th Bomb Group Base in England. 11 November 1943." Standing...

21 October 1943 B17#42-3327 'Tete T'Mete' was retuning to base when mission was abandoned with full bomb load and fuel tank. Tire blew out on landing with heavy load.

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Units served with

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:54

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 348

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Object number: UPL 66917 - "Crew of the Boeing B-17 'Royal Flush' discuss a...