Air Crews #93

{s:TopicNav|Miss-Whing-Ding|ForumNew.T1225|ForumNew.T0365|ForumNew.T0325|ForumNew.F17|ForumNew.T0311|ForumNew.T0259|ForumNew.T0014} 
{| class='ForumTopics' 
! Posted !! Message 
|- 
| '''donaldbyers''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/donaldbyers.jpg' /></div><br/>3/10/2008 5:25:08 PM 
| [http://home.comcast.net/~mharneyma/painting/mh_wngf.jpg]<br/> <br/> Found this on the web and wondered if anyone might know the Squadron it belongs to.  It is one of those unidentified nicknames. <br/><br/>Sgt. Donald C. Byers, 613th Bomb Squadron, Togglier, 42-97344 Carrie B II, KIA 08/24/1944.<br/> 
|- 
| '''Paul Bellamy''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/Paul Bellamy.jpg' /></div><br/>3/10/2008 6:59:05 PM 
| Hi Don,<br/> <br/> I found this when I searched for "Miss Wing Ding", seems to check out....<br/> <br/> [http://staugustine.com/stories/082007/news_4785476.shtml|St. Augustine native flew missions over Europe]<br/> <br/> Mr Andreu does appear as a Bombardier in the Crew Rosters with the 613th BS, so hopefully that's one more aircraft that can be matched to a squadron in the lists.<br/> <br/> Continued in next post.... <br/><br/>Paul Bellamy<br/> <img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/resource1.png' /><br/> 
|- 
| '''Paul Bellamy''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/Paul Bellamy.jpg' /></div><br/>3/10/2008 7:01:44 PM 
| I also found [http://conrad.3seedsdesign.com/?cat=17|THIS], regarding Bert Maes Jr, who also shows up in the Crew Rosters as a Ball Turret Gunner, again with the 613th BS.<br/> <br/> Both guys are listed as part of [http://401bg.com/history/crew.asp?cid=11111|R.G. Etters]' crew.<br/> <br/> Unfortunately, for the majority of Etters' Crew's mission list their aircraft isn't named, but it could be possible that Miss Wing Ding was their regular aircraft from the above reports.<br/> <br/> Cont. in next post..... <br/><br/>Paul Bellamy<br/> <img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/resource1.png' /><br/> 
|- 
| '''Paul Bellamy''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/Paul Bellamy.jpg' /></div><br/>3/10/2008 7:05:00 PM 
| I wonder if Mike Harney, the artist of the reproduced jacket artwork could be contacted to see what photo he worked from to paint the new jacket. I get the impression he had something tangible to work from at least.<br/> <br/> Thinking about it, it's likely he used this photo as a source:<br/> <br/> <img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='http://www.401bg.org/401bgweb/nationalarchives/A2/picturefiles/13.jpg' /><br/> <br/> Interestingly, while looking for Miss Wing Ding-related info I found a a cropped version of the above photo in a selection of NASM attributed photo's of 401BG A-2 jacket artwork [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=J48Z2-l7ugEC&pg=PA76&lpg=PA76&dq=%22Miss+Wing+Ding%22+401&source=web&ots=6zTQLbWqsa&sig=8gZ2GwuMtmFR3IAeZul8lnxrhWM&hl=en#PPA77,M1|HERE] that show some that aren't in the NA A-2 Jacket Gallery.<br/> <br/> Sorry for the clunky triple post, but it was the easiest workaround with the current settings.<br/> <br/> All the best,<br/> Paul <br/><br/>Paul Bellamy<br/> <img class='ForumMaxImgWidth' src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/resource1.png' /><br/> 
|- 
| '''donaldbyers''' <br/><br/><div class='poster-info'><img src='/public/Attachments/ForumNew.MainPage/donaldbyers.jpg' /></div><br/>3/11/2008 10:24:26 AM 
| Thanks Guys, info was good to read.  If we could only tie it to a serial number that would be even greater.  It did sound like in the articles that it was a common plane with this crew.  So I also think there is enough info there to say they flew this plane as there main aircraft.<br/> <br/> Don <br/><br/>Sgt. Donald C. Byers, 613th Bomb Squadron, Togglier, 42-97344 Carrie B II, KIA 08/24/1944.<br/> 
|}
Meta Keywords:
Meta Description:
Change Comment:
Modified on 2024/07/12 22:00 by SYSTEM Categorized as Uncategorized