UPL 52009
IMAGENose Art for Silver Slipper 42-32045
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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: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36675216
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Slipper
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
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Contributorarubalime
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My father, Norman Frederick Christian, was a crew member on 42-32045 and was shot down by German Flak on July 19, 1944 while on their bomb run over Schweinfurt. My father and the rest of the crew were captured and were POW's until liberated in May 1945.