Bailey Ross Ingram
Military
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FRE 9451
Colonel Ray J Stecker of the 365th Fighter Group straps Staff Sergeant Bailey R Ingram into the cockpit of his two- seat P-47 Thunderbolt. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 22 Nov 1944.'[stamp], 'Sacred.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'Two-seated P-47, Nov 22. Official 9th US Air Force photo. NINTH AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS, SOMEWHERE IN FRNACE.... A P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bomber, normally seating only the pilot, has been converted into a passenger plane at a Ninth Air Force base in Belgium. Colonel Ray J Stecker, Hazleton, Pa, the group commander, is shown adjusting the safety straps on his crew chief (right) Staff Sergeant Bailey R Ingram, 705 Hogan St, Jacksonville, Fla, seated in the passenger compartment. The plane is used by observers and correspondents on combat missions.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Florennes / Juxaine
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lockhart, Texas | 1 August 1907 | |
Died |
Houston, Georgia | 8 August 1994 | |
Gainesville, Florida | 636 W. Main Street N Worked for University Chevrolet | ||
Buried |
Folkston, Georgia | Camp Pinckney Baptist Church Cemetery Folkston, Charlton County, Georgia, USA Plot Row 08-14 |