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Phil C. Staley Tailgunner on A/C 42-39943 "Lassie Come Home" J.R. Tanner Crew

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Units

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group.

612th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Philip Clement Staley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39151977
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-39943

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Revisions

Date: 12 Nov 2020 14:43:57

ContributorRob_Reh

ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations

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