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

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Identifier1985-09-11_image_001Parts1985-09-11_image_001_011985-09-11_image_001_02SourceThe Robert K. Mason B-17 Incident Report and Photographs Collection (1985-09-11)DescriptionPhotographic 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'."Creation Datecirca 1945SubjectBoeing B-17G Flying FortressWorld War, 1939-1945United States. Army Air Forces. Bomber Squadron, 850thUnited States. Army Air Forces. Bomber Group, 490thUnited States. Army Air ForcesMason, Robert K.Frederick, Dean W.Bailey, HughHead, Billy C.Gibson, Raymond S.Glickstein, NathanKohlhepp, Edwin H.Stamatakos, George J.Smith, Harvey P.Flight crewsAirplanes, MilitaryUnited States. Air Force. Air Force, 8thLanguageEnglishOriginal Formatphotographic printsBibliographic CitationThe Robert K. Mason B-17 Incident Report and Photographs Collection/The Museum of FlightRightsCopyright undetermined

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