UPL 26856
IMAGEThe crew of the Boeing B-17 "The Bad Penny" poses by their plane at an airbase in Cambridge, England. Back Row, L to R: navigator 1Lt Raymond Y Kurtz; bombardier 1Lt Philip T Palmer; pilot Capt Charles E "Red" Cliburn; copilot 1Lt Clyde E DeBaum; Waist gun Sgt Hubert G Hayes. Front Row L to R: Top turret T/Sgt Raymond T Moore; Radio T/Sgt James Moore; Ball Turret S/Sgt Clarence A Cluck; Waist gun S/Sgt Paul A Shook; Tail gun S/Sgt Walter Charles Dager. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09067-50274AC.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789370
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball turret gun
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6558446
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15083676 / O-662755
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15090613
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist gun
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Bad Penny
- Unit: 403rd Air Depot 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron Headquarters Squadron (8th Air Force)