UPL 27765
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#42-29690 29/7/43 VIII BC 79 Mission to Kiel severe battle damage Warnemunde 29/7/43.Pilot and crew (9 rtd) crash landed RAF Oulton Nfk salvaged afsc Old Faithful. Crew list Pilot Joseph W. Kane/Co P Harry Cornell /Nav James C. Meade/Bomb M L Lawrence/RADIO OP L J Fecteau/Eng Leroy Pikelis/Ball T Chester Voorhis/Lft Wst Gene Foster (KIA) /Rt Wst Charles B.Lozenski (WIA)/Tail Gunner J J Vachout (MIA --KIA).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33 350 953
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Faithful
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron