Russell M Fowler

Military
media-29411.jpeg UPL 29411 Capt. Russell M. Fowler, Pilot, 613 Sq., 401 BG - Crew ferried Son of A Blitz, ser. 42-31081 to England when the 401st transited to Deenethorpe, and flew Son of A Blitz on most of their Missions when in-service (and not grounded for repairs or battle damage). Win Bryson collection

Photo source - Fowler Family (not the 401st BlueBook Unit history).

Object Number - UPL 29411 - Capt. Russell M. Fowler, Pilot, 613 Sq., 401 BG - Crew ferried Son of A Blitz, ser. 42-31081 to England when the 401st transited to Deenethorpe, and...

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Units served with

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

Aircraft

42-31081

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Son of a Blitz
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elgin, IL, USA 10 May 1916

Died

Solano County, CA, USA 9 July 1971 Lt. Col. USAF, Travis AFB, Solano County, CA

Buried

Elgin, IL, USA 14 July 1972 Bluff City Cemetery, Elgin IL

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Family & Win Bryson

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=116

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Object number: UPL 29411 - Capt. Russell M. Fowler, Pilot, 613 Sq., 401 BG -...