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Scott McElvain
10/16/2005 11:05:46 PM | Could have sworn there was a person on the trip who had a father or relative that flew on this B-17. I have a beer can from the Dayton Reunion with an illustration of a rear view of a "Grin 'n Bare It" jacket. I offered it to them, and now I'm not sure who it was.
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Tracy Hunt
3/15/2007 3:29:27 PM | This is not in reponse to your question, however my my dad, Ray Hunt was a radio operator on that plane. My attempts at locating archive photos, crew members, pilot name etc, have been uncessful. My mother would like try try and locate/ contact anyone with info.
Tracy -
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Paul Tompkins
2/14/2008 1:27:01 AM | Dear Tracy-
My father just passed away this past Friday (2/8/08).  His name was David F. Tompkins, and was co-pilot on the plane "Grin n Bare It" in the 612th Bomb Squadron in the 401st BG.  I have many photos that I've offered electronically to the website historian.  There may have been two planes with the same name (so I remember hearing).  The commanding pilot of my Dad's plane was 1st Lt. E.G. Burns.  You can search for them on the 401bg website.  Hope this helps!
-Paul Tompkins
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