 NAME
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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
SANDMAN, The |
B |
- |
24 |
D |
- |
55 |
- |
CO |
42-40402 |
9 |
98 |
345 | ~ | W | 00-5 |
ROBERT W. STERNFELS |
Starboard (Right) Side - Walt Disney Character "Donald Duck"
Survived Operation TIDAL WAVE, 1 Aug 43, Ploesti Romania
Lost 19 Dec 43, ITA - MACR
1641 - Pilot John W. Viers
Featured in "Burning Hitler's Black Gold"
Contributor -
Robert W. Sternfels
(Pilot - Standing Far Left) - Author of "Burning Hitler's Black Gold"
Note damage to
fuselage (to Lt. Sternfel's right) from severed steel barrage
balloon cable that slashed a gash through the thin aluminum skin.
Tethered to the cable was a contact explosive bomb.
| Standing (L-R) Robert W. Sternfels - Pilot ?? - Co-Pilot (Barney Jackson not shown) Tony Flesch - Navigator David Polaschek - Bombardier Bill Stout - Flight Engineer/Gunner |
Kneeling (L-R) Frank Just - Radio Operator/Gunner Harry Rifkin - Waist Gunner Norm Petrie - Tail Gunner Merle Bolen - Waist Gunner Ray Stewart - Ball Turret Gunner |
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