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16 June 1944
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in three rows in front of a military airplane parked on grass. Five men standing to the rear and six men seated in front. Large canvas bags are on the ground. UPL 68563 UPL 68563 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 16 June 1944/Wing Lead Crew.
Back L-R: Thomas Pope Beckett (AC), Anthony Nilo (N) ,Dewayne Bennett (P), Martin Philip Rosenblum (B), Aldo John Rovero (N).
Front L-R: James D. Trumbo (WG), Verlin C. Gale (WG), Michael J. Perrone (R), Howard R. Morton (OB), James A. Holland (TT), Bernard L. Zelazoski (BT).

Photo courtesy of Tony Plowright.

https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/34433/category/LeadCrews

545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 416 42-97824 Grafton Underwood Thomas P Beckett Anthony Nilo DeWayne Bennett Martin P Rosenblum Aldo Rovero James D Trumbo Verlin Clinton Gale Michael Perrone Howard R Morton James A Holland Bernard L Zelazoski On

Object Number - UPL 68563 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 16 June 1944/Wing Lead Crew. Back L-R: Thomas Pope Beckett (AC), Anthony Nilo (N) ,Dewayne Bennett (P), Martin Philip...

Mission Details

Description: BOMB RAILROAD TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 54 T

AUTHE (Primary)

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 51 T

BEAUVAIS/TILLE (Opportunistic)

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 54 T

BEAUVOIR (Primary)

Description: V-1 MISSILE SITES

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 62 T

DOMLEGER (Primary)

Description: V-1 MISSILE SITES

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 126 T

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 114 T

LAON/ATHIES (Primary)

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 114 T

LAON/COUVRON (Primary)

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 48 T

Description: V-1 MISSILE SITES

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 121 T

Description: V-1 MISSILE SITES

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 117 T

Description: AIRFIELD

Mission Statistics

  • Tonnage Dropped: 32 T

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Aircraft

42-97178

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sweet Mama
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (SO-K, serial number 42-97204) of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bob (R.L.) Coleman, Conn.'

42-97204

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skylark
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-97237

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Royal Flush III
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

42-97251

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snuffy
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-97263

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Margaret
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'.

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