Raymond F Caporgno
Military
Sgt William M. Mann; Lt Raymond F. Caporgno; Lt William F. Koch; Captain William D. Hector 862nd BS Operations officer, Lt John C. Long; Major Pete C. Sianis, 862nd BS Commanding Officer, Pilot Lt John I. Lewis; Sgt William F. Adickes; Sgt Harry L. Cross; Sgt Lee R. Roberts; Sgt Milton Elder.
(Last names found in the caption for another photo taken at the same time and appearing in Roger Freeman’s “The Mighty Eighth War Diary” for 17 October 1944.) Official USAAF photo, with original caption : “Crew of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress “Tempest Turner”, beside the plane. 8th Air Force, England. 15 October 1944.”
Pilot of this crew was John I Lewis and not Richard B Lewis as originally listed
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493rd BG Archives
Object Number - UPL 22495 - Standing in front of “Tempest Turner” of 493rd Bomb Group / 862nd Bomb Squadron, from left to right : Sgt William M. Mann; Lt Raymond F....
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17072090 and O-699640
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tempest Turner
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php
