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Weather was a challenge for many Groups this day and assembly was done on the continent over Leige, Bel. Only two of the B-24 Wings of the 2nd Air Division bombed the target as the other two Wings abandoned the mission. From the 467th BG, 10 returned early as they could not find our formation.
Four others from our Group formed up with other Groups, including John Pritchett McLarty and crew #016-R2 (flying 42-94910). They managed to assemble with a B-17 formation. These photo's were taken of that formation. Based on these photo's it appears that these B-17's are from a number of different units, although all appear to be from the 1st Division with the triangle tail markings. I make out 'K'- 379th BG, 'P' - 384th BG and 'J' - 351st Bg among them.
The crew on '910' was -
John Pritchett McLarty - Pilot
Dean Merlin Chisel - Co Pilot
George Clayton Faulkner - Navigator
Bernard Richard Harris - Toggler
Murray Alexander Dilks - Engineer
Paul Clement McKee - Radio Operator
Joseph Hubert Ireland - Gunner
Horace O'Neal Burke - Gunner
John Jerry Murphy - Gunner
Source: 467th BGA Archives
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Weather was a challenge for many Groups this day and assembly was done on the continent over Leige, Bel. Only two of the B-24 Wings of the 2nd Air Division bombed the target as the other two Wings abandoned the mission. From the 467th BG, 10 returned early as they could not find our formation.
Four others from our Group formed up with other Groups, including John Pritchett McLarty and crew #016-R2 (flying 42-94910). They managed to assemble with a B-17 formation. These photo's were taken of that formation. Based on these photo's it appears that these B-17's are from a number of different units, although all appear to be from the 1st Division with the triangle tail markings. I make out 'K'- 379th BG, 'P' - 384th BG and 'J' - 351st Bg among them.
The crew on '910' was -
John Pritchett McLarty - Pilot
Dean Merlin Chisel - Co Pilot
George Clayton Faulkner - Navigator
Bernard Richard Harris - Toggler
Murray Alexander Dilks - Engineer
Paul Clement McKee - Radio Operator
Joseph Hubert Ireland - Gunner
Horace O'Neal Burke - Gunner
John Jerry Murphy - Gunner
Source: 467th BGA Archives
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In the foreground is 44-10600 'Piccadilly Commando (flown by Francis Joseph Sweeney and crew #018-R2) flying in the #6 position of the 1st (Lead) Flight of the 1st (Lead) Squadron.
Above her is 42-94910 (flown by Victor Lee Neel and crew #014-R3) flying in the #4 position of the 1st (Lead) Flight of the 1st (Lead) Squadron.
Crew on 'Piccadilly Commando' was -
Francis Joseph Sweeney - Pilot
Edgar Robert Erikson - Co Pilot
Robert Clifford Flagg - Navigator
Floyd Eugene Yates - Toggler
Earl Stanley Hart - Engineer
Jack W Murray - Radio Operator
Loren Wendell Condon - Right Waist Gunner
Willis Hart Kirkton - Left Waist Gunner
Franklin D Zelik - Tail Turret Gunner
Crew on '910' was -
Victor Lee Neel - Pilot
Joseph Gordon Perlmutter - Co Pilot
James Ollie King - Navigator
Bernard Richard Harris - Toggler
William Howard Schmitt - Engineer
Edward Patrick Kenney - Radio Operator
John Savage Hamel - Right Waist Gunner
Alfred Lidstone Goodman - Left Waist Gunner
James Joseph Grace - Tail Turret Gunner
Source: 467th BGA Archives