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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
SKY LADY |
B |
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24 |
D |
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15 | - |
CO |
41-24043 |
5 |
90 |
400 |
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02-4 | N/A |
Starboard (Right) Side - Lost 18 Oct 43, PNG - MACR 1015 - Pilot Warren H. Smeltzer
Contributor - James
A. Leddy
June 1943 - Crew accomplished the following in a six-month period in the Southwest Pacific Combat Zone:
Destroyed 21 enemy aircraft;
Damaged 12 enemy aircraft;
Sank 7 enemy vessels; Damaged 1 enemy vessel
| Standing (L-R): 1Lt Francis E. Menge (New Orleans) - Pilot 2Lt Thomas O. Dunbar (Garlin) - Bombardier 2Lt Russell L. Smith, Jr. - Co-Pilot 2Lt Allan Cotler - Navigator |
Kneeling (L-R): S/Sgt Fred C. Siedentopf - Turret Gunner T/Sgt Vincent V. Valatka - Radio Operator S/Sgt William W. Kieser - Asst. Engineer/Gunner T/Sgt Robert K. Vandermark - Engineer Cpl John S. Wells (Hitchcock) - Asst. R.O. /Gunner S/Sgt Clarence L. Albright - Gunner |
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