Information about this photograph:

  1. Aircraft No: 42-97368
  2. Tail Letter: N/A
  3. Fuselage ID: N/A
  4. Group/Squadron: 398th, 601st
  5. Official Name of Aircraft: Tailwind
  6. Date of Photograph: Spring 1944
  7. Photo Location: Rapid City or Nuthampstead
  8. Crew at time of Photograph: Hadjes' Crew
  9. Final Disposition of A/C:
    1. A/C Delivered to Nuthampstead: 22 April 1944
    2. A/C Transferred to 306th BG 6 May 1944
    3. A/C Final Destiny: Crashed Feyensein 12 September 1944
  10. Interpretive Comments: The Hadjes' Crew trained and delivered this B-17 to England in 1944. The Hadjes' Crew was Original Crew No. 23 of the 601st Squadron.

The Hadjes' Crew at the time of the photograph:

  1. 1st Lt. Willard Hadjes, Pilot
  2. 2nd Lt. Homer Kuck, Co-Pilot
  3. 2nd Lt. John A. Hiller, Bombardier
  4. 2nd Lt. Richard E. Howell, Navigator
  5. S/Sgt. John B. Lindsay, Gunner
  6. T/Sgt. Joseph Ferrailule, Radio
  7. S/Sgt. Floyd Jones, Gunner
  8. T/Sgt. Robert Gibb, Top Turret
  9. S/Sgt. James A. Johnson, Gunner
  10. Pvt. Frank K. Pescia, Gunner

Source Information:

  1. Photo Source: Jack Hiller's 398th Photo Collection
  2. Photo Reference No. 7368
  3. Photographer: Probably Jack Hiller
  4. Information compiled by UK Friends of the 398th with thanks to "Jack" Hiller.
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