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A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Connecticut Yankee. Standing L to R: ? (AE), Nagy (B), Lt. Lockyear (CP), Klette (P), Lt Dash (N), ?. Kneeling L to R: ?, Sgt. Holleman (WG), ?, ? (BT).'
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A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Connecticut Yankee. Standing L to R: ? (AE), Nagy (B), Lt. Lockyear (CP), Klette (P), Lt Dash (N), ?. Kneeling L to R: ?, Sgt. Holleman (WG), ?, ? (BT).'

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Units

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Connecticut Yankee. Standing L to R: ? (AE), Nagy (B), Lt. Lockyear (CP), Klette (P), Lt Dash (N), ?. Kneeling L to R: ?, Sgt. Holleman (WG), ?, ? (BT).'

David B Dash

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-673493
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Stephen Harold Holleman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18124540
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Immanuel John Klette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32001986 / O-793124
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Connecticut Yankee. Standing L to R: ? (AE), Nagy (B), Lt. Lockyear (CP), Klette (P), Lt Dash (N), ?. Kneeling L to R: ?, Sgt. Holleman (WG), ?, ? (BT).'

Lester J Kurk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39610542
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Connecticut Yankee. Standing L to R: ? (AE), Nagy (B), Lt. Lockyear (CP), Klette (P), Lt Dash (N), ?. Kneeling L to R: ?, Sgt. Holleman (WG), ?, ? (BT).'

Willard Holmes Lockyear

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17010797 / O-733672
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Connecticut Yankee. Standing L to R: ? (AE), Nagy (B), Lt. Lockyear (CP), Klette (P), Lt Dash (N), ?. Kneeling L to R: ?, Sgt. Holleman (WG), ?, ? (BT).'

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Connecticut Yankee
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to person associations and aircraft associations
Sources

Associations made using information in the photo's caption.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection