UPL 26866
IMAGE" Sgt Hubert Hayes [ Parkersville, West Virginia ] waist gunner on the Boeing B-17 "The Bad Penny" checks his gun before take-off on a mission over enemy territory from his base at Cambridge, England. 6 May 1943 ". Alongside Hayes, the other waist gunner Sgt Paul J Shook Jr. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12621-79043AC.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15090613
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist gun
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15016715
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Bad Penny
- Unit: 403rd Air Depot 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron Headquarters Squadron (8th Air Force)