[Flight crew with Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress]

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Title

[Flight crew with Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress]

Description

Photographic group portrait of a flight crew of the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, with their Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress aircraft, circa 1945. The crew members are identified in the inscription.

Inscription on verso: "B-17. Bad Dog G for George until March 9th - left her in Wevelgem, Belgium 3-9-45 after direct hit thru left wing. Bad Dog I for item after that. Top row - Left to Right: Dean W. Frederick, 33767412, Tail Gunner. Hugh Bailey, 39901883, Top Turret Engineer. Sondheim, Substitute Radio Oper., forgot name, flew with us 3-9-45 only. Billy C. Head, 18098965, Ball Gunner. Raymond S. Gibson, 37534154, Waist Gunner. Bottom row - Left to Right: Nathan Glickstein, 12159149, Radio Oper., ill March 9th - didn't fly. Edwin H. Kohlhepp, Ja., 0-830621, Co-pilot. Robert K. Mason, 0-828330, Pilot. George J. Stamatakos, 0-2069894, Navigator. Harvey P. Smith, 36828175, Nose Gunner Toggleer. Called our last B-17 'But, Sir'."

Date

1945 circa

Bibliographic Citation

The Robert K. Mason B-17 Incident Report and Photographs Collection/The Museum of Flight

Identifier

1985-09-11_image_001_01
1985-09-11_image_001_02