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A.W.O.L. |
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42-72970 |
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Port (Left) Side - A.W.O.L. = (Absent
With Out Leave) - Article
Contributor - Brendan Wood
Info Contributor -
Jerrie Walsh
Crashed April 1944. My
Father, S/Sgt Robert Miles Van Nortwick (Waist Gunner - Kneeling Far Right), was
aboard PUNJAB (42-72974) when it lost an engine and had to return to base. This
is not the crew that was aboard A.W.O.L. when the fire was discovered.
| Standing (L-R) 1st Lt Robert G. Martin - Pilot 1st Lt Jack E. Rea - Co-Pilot 1st Lt Raymond C. Woolwine - Navigator/Waist Gunner 1st Lt Stanley Brewster- Bombardier |
Kneeling (L-R) T/Sgt Dominic H. Youngross - Radio Operator/Tail Gunner S/Sgt Francis G. White - Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt Jack V. Davidson - Nose Gunner T/Sgt Leon J. Urbanski - Engineer/Top Turret Gunner S/Sgt Robert M. Van Nortwick - Waist Gunner |
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