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Port (Left) Side - Nose Art Inspiration - ALBERTO
VARGAS
Contributor - Nan Lozito
Rosenberg
My Father, Francis C. Lozito (kneeling 2nd from right), was the Pilot.
Info Contributor -
Clayton A. Wheeler, Jr.
Shown with my Uncle, William H. Donovan
(Bombardier, kneeling far right), stationed at Venosa Air Field, Italy. Shot
down 10 Aug 44 in Yugoslavia after a bombing run on the oil field in Ploesti,
Romania. All crew members survived and was found by Yugoslavian Partisans, who
hid them from the Germany army. The Partisans treated their injuries, and
protected them for several days. A C-47 plane flew to a grass field and picked
them up and flew them back to Bari, Italy. Most of the crew was hospitalized for
several days and most return to the 829th to fly more missions.
| Standing (L-R) T/Sgt Helms, Edger J., Jr. - Radio Operator S/Sgt Yeager, Forest L. - Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt Robinson, Kenneth E. - Engineer Sgt West, Thomas H. - Nose Gunner Sgt Salazar, Richard M., Jr. - Tail Gunner Sgt Culver, Billy R. - Waist Gunner |
Kneeling (L-R) 2nd Lt Manderscheid, Clifford J. - Navigator 2nd Lt Hall, Elmer B. - Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Lozito, Francis C. - Pilot 2nd Lt Donovan, William H. - Bombardier |
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