Edward Verner Meginnies Jr

Military
media-45445.jpeg UPL 45445 Edward Verner Meginnies, Jr.
Co-Pilot
Ingebritsen Crew
388th BG - 560th BS

Object Number - UPL 45445 - Edward Verner Meginnies, Jr. Co-Pilot Ingebritsen Crew 388th BG - 560th BS

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-799778
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blind Date
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30214) nicknamed "Iza Angel" of the 388th Bomb Group in flight, 14 September 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14/9/43 C. 384. B-17. 230214 'Iza Angel' 388BG.' On reverse: Stewart P. Evans [Stamp].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Iza Angel II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 560th Bomb Squadron
42-30215 "Slightly Dangerous II" over the Estuary of the River Blackwater in Essex
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slightly Dangerous II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Olin's 69ers, Gremlin Gus II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Ground personnel of the 388th Bomb Group with their Cletrac and a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30851) nicknamed "Little Boy Blue". Image via B Cook. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17F-125-BO "Little Boy Blue" 560th BS, 388th BG, s/n 42-30851. Lost in mid-air 7-19-44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Boy Blue
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Evansville, Indiana 13 August 1921
Evansville, IN 16 February 1942 Kratzville Road

Enlisted

LaFayette, IN 22 May 1942

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