Spiros P Contos
MilitaryPete Contos was part of Sam Oliver's crew for 10 missions. He became a Lead Crew Navigator after B-17 #42-37893 'Bam Bam' crashed on 10 June 1944 and flew on 19 additional missions. Combat tour completed on 19 September 1944.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: 'Bam Bam'
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Florida, USA | Exact dates not yet known |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Pete was living in Florida when Whitney Haskell visited him several decades after the war. Jan Haskell, the daughter of Whitney Haskell, let the AAM know.
For more details and a photo of Contos see: http://www.303rdbg.com/358oliver.html#
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster