Bertram F Schauer

Military

Bert was a Mechanic/Crew Chief in the 109th. stationed in England from April 1942 to March 1944. His duties were to maintain the unit assigned aircraft which included Spitfire MkVBs on loan from the RAF and later they had P-51B aircraft. Both types of aircraft were modified to carry aerial cameras. Bert's aircraft, both Spitfire and P-51B were named "Louden Clear" after the assigned pilots last name of Louden (Clarence Louden). In March of 1944 Bert was returned to the USA to attend pilot training but before it occurred the U.S. Army Air Force decided it had enough pilots to finish the war. When he arrived back in the USA he was assigned to a flight training school as a Flight Chief in charge of several of the schools aircraft.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 109th Reconnaissance Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20758506
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

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John Schauer, son.