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Sumner Reeder crew in front of "SQUAWKIN' HAWK" - Oct. 1943. Just a little get-together after the Stuttgart raid when Lt. Engel returned from the hospital. Back Row from left: Conner Brewster, Frank Dolsen, Charles Ping, Robert M. Lovin, Orrin Furlong. Kneeling from left: Russ Engel, Sumner Reeder. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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Sumner Reeder crew in front of "SQUAWKIN' HAWK" - Oct. 1943. Just a little get-together after the Stuttgart raid when Lt. Engel returned from the hospital. Back Row from left: Conner Brewster, Frank Dolsen, Charles Ping, Robert M. Lovin, Orrin Furlong. Kneeling from left: Russ Engel, Sumner Reeder. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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Sumner H. Reeder crew. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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SQUAWKIN HAWK - October 1943 (left to right)
S/Sgt. Charlie Ping-Tail Gunner, T/Sgt. Conner Brewster-Radio, S/Sgt. Francis "Frank" Dolsen-Ball Turret Gunner, Lt. Russell Engel-Navigator, Capt. Sumner Reeder-Pilot, S/Sgt. Robert M. Lovin-L/Waist Gunner, S/Sgt. Orrin Furlong-R/Waist Gunner.
Courtesy of Frank Dolsen. via his Nephew, Michael L. Dolsen, Anchorage, Alaska.
Frank still lives in Northville, MI...(8 Jan 2002)
Most of crew gathered for a photo shot, just after Lt. Engle returned from the hospital) |
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Peter F. Delao on left and flight crew. Detailed Information (100th Photo Archives) |
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Francis Dolsen POW photo from Stalag 17B. Group four is shown in front of their hut in May 1945. Francis Dolsen is second from right on the back row. Reeder Crew Information (100th BG Archives) |
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Photo of the original Sumner Reeder crew officers taken in Blythe, CA. L to R: Russell Engel, Odegaard, Peter Delao and Sumner Reeder. Reeder Crew Information (100th BG Archives) |
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Photo of original Sumner Reeder crew officers taken in Blythe, CA. Reeder Crew Information (100th BG Archives) |
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Pilot Sumner Reeder with Navigator Russell Engel soon after Engle recuperated from wounds suffered on the 6 Sept 43 mission. Reeder Crew Information (100th BG Archives) |
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Horny II 25957 Damaged A/C flown by the Reeder crew on the 6 Sept 43 Stuttgart mission on which Co-Pilot Harry Edeburn was KIA, Pilot Sumner Reeder was wounded, and Navigator Russell Engel and Bombardier Peter Delao were severely wounded. Contrary to historical references and stories about the Sept 6, 1943 Mission to Stuttgart, The Sumner Reeder crew maintains that the plane they flew on Sept 6, 1943 was not Squawkin Hawk but another aircraft. Squawkin Hawk was being repaired and the crew took another B-17F. This story has validity in the fact that Edeburn was killed by a 20mm that came through the copilot window. (Note the hole in the window.) On Squawkin Hawk, Edeburn had personally midnight requisitioned bulletproof glass for the cockpit windows. Had this been Squawkin Hawk, he would not have been killed. This information is directly from the surviving Crew members. Reeder Crew Information (100th BG Archives) |
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1943 shot of Russell Engel and some members of the Reeder crew in front of Squawkin Hawk after Engel's release from the hospital. Reeder Crew Information (100th BG Archives) |
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Some Reeder crew enlisted men L to R: WG Conner Brewster-KIA 5 Nov 43, TG Robert Lovin-CPT 29 Jan 44, TTE Harold Pope-Evadee 5 Nov 43, and BTG Francis Dolson-POW 5 Nov 43. Reeder Crew Information (100th BG Archives) |
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Article on F/O Edeburn |
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Harold Pope article |
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Curtis LeMay decorating from left: Harold L. Pope and Sumner Reeder. The awards were earned on the September 6, 1943 Stuttgart mission. Pope, the TTE, and Reeder, Pilot, successfully returned the damaged "SQUAWKIN HAWK." The Co-pilot, Harry Edeburn was killed and the cockpit area sustained heavy damage - Reeder was almost incapacitated - Pope played a major role in getting "SQUAWKIN HAWK" back to Thorpe Abbotts. (100th Photo Archives) |
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On Sept 6, 1943 Capt Sumner Reeder Crew flew this brand new plane, (before nose art was applied) and were attacked by fighters over Stuttgart. Contrary to reports, the Crew were not flying their usual a/c The Squawkin Hawk due to battle damage on previous mission. See Reeder page and individual crew pages for more info. |
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Russ Engel Son David photoshopped this image so that all the crewmenbers were together in one photo. Great job David . Photo http://www.8thafhs.org/index.php of David Engel |
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Capt Sumner Reeder's Crew Enlisted men in front of Squawkin Hawk. L-R front
Brewster, Ping, Lovin, Back Row L-R Dolsen, Pope, Furlong. |
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Photo ID for Enlisted Crew in Front of Squawking Hawk after Ten missions. |
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from Big Joe Armanini Collection |
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Newspaper account of Capt Reeder crew on Sept 6, 1943 Stuttgart mission. (Courtesy of Matt Mabe) |
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Newspaper story of Sumner Reeder being awarded DSC. Photo Courtesy of Betty Reeder. |
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Capt. Sumner Reeder in Pilot seat of Squawkin Hawk, 1943 (courtesy of Sister Betty Reeder Hauck) |
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Squawkin Hawk with first Crew names on Tail. |
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Sept 6, 1943 mission article about Reeder Crew |
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Stars and Stripes story of Sept 6, 1943 Mission to Stuttgart. Courtesy of David Engel |
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Stars and Stripes story of Sept 6, 1943 Mission to Stuttgart, Part II. Courtesy of David Engel |
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Stars and Stripes story of Sept 6, 1943 Mission to Stuttgart, Part III. Courtesy of David Engel |
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6th Sep 1943 the 100th loses three ships "Raunchy" Sans Finis" The Poontang".on a mission to Stuttgart Among them 25957 XR-D (Later repaired and called Horny II) . This was a replacement aircraft for the Sumner Reeder crew who would have been in Squawkin Hawk with its newly acquired bullet proof glass by the co-pilot F/o Harry Edeburn
During a desperate struggle with JG27, they were hit with a salvo of 20mm from the FW 190 which also fell to H Pope's top turret guns.
However the attack was a catastrophe for the Reeder crew , leaving Russ Engel the navigator seriously wounded in the head and body and losing sight of one eye. Pete Delao also seriously wounded receiving critical medical treatmeny from Russ.
The Co pilot however was mortally wounded and although tried to help the wounded pilot on three occasions, staggering to climb back into his seat was eventually laid between the seats and died of his injuries.
Russ Engel comforted the distraught pilot to help fly the badly damaged plane. The bombs jettisoned, oxygen low they broke formation and dived for the clouds pursued by the fighters.
Hiding in cloud until low fuel meant they had to run for home. Navigation equipment damaged the came out over lower France and arrived on a grass strip fighter base in Kent
RIP Harry Edeburn
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6th Sep 1943 the 100th loses three ships "Raunchy" Sans Finis" The Poontang".on a mission to Stuttgart Among them 25957 XR-D (Later repaired and called Horny II) . This was a replacement aircraft for the Sumner Reeder crew who would have been in Squawkin Hawk with its newly acquired bullet proof glass by the co-pilot F/o Harry Edeburn
During a desperate struggle with JG27, they were hit with a salvo of 20mm from the FW 190 which also fell to H Pope's top turret guns.
However the attack was a catastrophe for the Reeder crew , leaving Russ Engel the navigator seriously wounded in the head and body and losing sight of one eye. Pete Delao also seriously wounded receiving critical medical treatmeny from Russ.
The Co pilot however was mortally wounded and although tried to help the wounded pilot on three occasions, staggering to climb back into his seat was eventually laid between the seats and died of his injuries.
Russ Engel comforted the distraught pilot to help fly the badly damaged plane. The bombs jettisoned, oxygen low they broke formation and dived for the clouds pursued by the fighters.
Hiding in cloud until low fuel meant they had to run for home. Navigation equipment damaged the came out over lower France and arrived on a grass strip fighter base in Kent
RIP Harry Edeburn
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