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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
DOGPATCH RAIDERS |
B |
- |
24 |
D |
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20 |
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CO |
41-24192 |
8 |
93 |
328 | ~ | A | 00-5 |
N/A |
Starboard (Right) Side - Character from "Li'l
Abner Comics" (Creator -
Al Capp)
Survived Operation TIDAL WAVE, 1 Aug 43, Ploesti Romania
Crashed on Landing 3 Feb 44, ENG - Pilot Robert W. Roberts
Info Contributor - Joe Avendano Duran
My Uncle, Joseph Avendano (Pilot - Standing 2nd from Left), was one of the original members of the 93rd that would survive
the 1 Aug 43 mission.
DOGPATCH RAIDERS was in the second wave of planes that came over the target behind their Commander Addison Baker that day. This would become the most decorated mission of
WWII.
Crew (Not Shown) - Sgt. Adelbert Robinson - Gunner & Sgt Mathew Workman - Radio Operator
| Standing (L-R) Sgt. Leigh Claflin - Gunner Lt. Joe Avendano - Pilot Lt. Albert J Walker - Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. William Hall - Navigator Sgt. Russell Geith - Gunner |
Kneeling (L-R) Sgt. Prince A. Martin - Engineer Sgt. Clyde E Keeling - Bombardier Sgt. George W. Foster - Gunner Sgt. William Denbin - Tail Gunner Sgt. Robert Bochek - Radio Operator |
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