41-29140 Banger
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UPL 13533
Standing (l-r) George Bigelow, waist gunner; George Smith, waist gunner; Irv Day, bombardier; Sterling Tuck, pilot; unk, ground engineer; Bryant Poore, copilot - kneeling (l-r) Edsel Fish, radio operator; Art Meyers, navigator; James Korte, engineer; James Evans, tail gunner; V. H. Ditch, ball gunner
www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum
B-24 Nose Art Name Directory by Wallace R. Forman via Fort Worth Aviation Museum
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-764866
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-754789
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20361407
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38430205
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 25 May 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorBill Morris
Changes
Sources
B-24 Nose Art Name Directory by Wallace R. Forman via Fort Worth Aviation Museum
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 5250 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database