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B-17 42-97673 at Langford Lodge,Base Air Depot No 3, AAF Station 597 presumably in early 1945. Note the WW prefix on the tail, this denotes this aircraft had been classed as War-Weary, as evidenced from the large amount of mission tally markers painted on its nose. This aircraft was later flown back to the USA to await the scrap-man Notice it has a code of LN-E.

Some time ago I submitted a picture of Capt Norman H. Scott crew with my uncle 1st Lt Teddy Dudziak who was the co-pilot until being transferred to be a pilot on a B-24 stationed out of Wending, England with the 392nd. Well, I found another image of the B-17 crew with my uncle in it that I thought you might like to have. My uncle is the third from the left. Looks like the name of their aircraft was Gremlin. Also is another image that I had with the officers in a lighter mood during Christmas 1942. Ted Dudziak

Newspaper article about becoming a pilot

"Fletcher's Castoria" Sir Charles Gutekunst Robert A. Wegrzynek

Lt George Dobbelaere, CP on Lt Krauter Crew. Photo Courtesy of Daughter Diana DeVeaux

Article in newspaper

Advanced Flying School Diploma

Air Medal Award

Harry Vaughn. Photo courtesy of grandson Col. Brian Vaughn

On 7/10/43 Special Orders #21 (Hdq. 3rd Bomber Division) the following crew was transferred from the 100th Bomb. Gp To the 482nd Bomb.Gp for Pathfinder training. Crew departed Thorpe Abbotts on 10/10/43 for Alconbury to join the 482 Bomb Group (Pathfinders) 1st Lt Kenneth I.Menzie P * 2nd Lt Kenneth O. Blair CP 2nd Lt Vanden J.Willey NAV * Capt Norris G. Norman BOM Sgt Jerry (nmi)Korman ( from Lt Amiero Crew) * T/Sgt James E.Parks TTE * Sgt Blazier Paddy TG * Sgt Lewis D.Miller BTG Sgt Gordon D.Griffith * Sgt Britton I.Smith WG Crew Photo Capt. Menzie Crew at Alconbury with 482nd BG - Top row (left to right) - Kenneth O. Blair, Kenneth L. Menzie, Norris G. Norman Bottom row (left to right) - Jerry Korman, (possibly Vanden J. Willey NAV or Gordon D Griffith WG), Britton I. Smith, James E. Parks, Lewis D. Miller, and Blazer Paddy Photo courtesy of Lewis D. Miller