Information about this photograph:

  1. Aircraft No: 43-38121
  2. Tail Letter: Q
  3. Fuselage ID: 3O-Q
  4. Group/Squadron: 398th, 601st
  5. Official Name of Aircraft: Q-Queenie
  6. Date of Photograph: 13 April 1945
  7. Photo Location: Paderborn, Germany
  8. Crew at time of Photograph: Traeder's Crew
  9. Final Disposition of A/C: Crashed 13 April 1945 at Paderborn, Germany
  10. Interpretive Comments: Q-Queenie died a fiery death at Paderborn, Germany on 13 April 1945 as a result of the RDX mishap.
  11. Related Information: Additional information about this crash can be found in the FLAK NEWS and Veteran's Personal History Sections. Specific articles are:
    1. Pilot Traeder Nursed "Q-Queenie" to Crash Landing on Fighter Strip by Howard Traeder, 601st Pilot
    2. Three "Fortresses" Destroyed by Howard Traeder, Pilot
    3. T/Sgt. Frederick Chester Bradley, Jr. Engineer / Top Turret Gunner Howard F. Traeder Crew by Lee Anne Bradley

Men Left to Right towards Tail:

  1. Unknown
  2. Unknown
  3. Unknown
  4. The man without the hat closest to the tail is thought to be T/Sgt. Frederick C. Bradley, Engineer / TT Gunner. Input provided by Lee Anne Bradley, 398th Group Historian.

The Traeder Crew at the time of the photograph:

  1. 2nd Lt. Howard F. Traeder, Pilot
  2. 2nd Lt. Quentin H. McMurray, Co-Pilot
  3. F/O Marvin L. Blancett, Navigator
  4. T/Sgt. Frederick C. Bradley, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
  5. T/Sgt. Joseph Reveman, Radio Operator/Gunner
  6. S/Sgt. Andrew F. Fay, Togglier
  7. S/Sgt. Franklin J. Scherer, Ball Turret Gunner
  8. S/Sgt. John J. (Jake) Miller, Waist Gunner
  9. S/Sgt. William H. Jones, Tail Gunner

Source Information:

  1. Photo Source: Howard Traeder's Photo Collection
  2. Photo Reference: 43-38121-3O-Q_19450413_HT
  3. Photographer: Unknown
  4. Information compiled by Lee Anne Bradley and Howard Traeder.
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