UPL 20445
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England - Two USAAF Officers of the Flying Fortress 'Male Call' [B-17 42-97471] kneel in the wind and rain beside the damaged plane which brought them safely back from attack by US Heavy bombers on Frankfurt - 20 May 1944. Chaplain Martin Collett of Carey, Ohio, invokes benediction on Lt's Brophy and Beckman. The Fortress crash-landed at the field when its undercarriage folded, yet the pilot and entire crew escaped uninjured.
Connections
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672302
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749420
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group Headquarters (381st Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-474532
- Role/Job: Chaplain
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Male Call
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Corrected aircraft connection and added connections to airmen's records.
Corrected aircraft from B-17 'Male Call' to 42-97471
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