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TsgtE662

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839 BS/487 BG "Salty Dog" - 06/24/2007 11:56:06 AM

I am looking for any info and especially pics of a 839 BS/487 BG B-17G named "Salty Dog" based at Lavenham, England. I found a list of the crew but only a pic of the tail gunner section of the plane. I'd like to find one of the nose art of it.
Also interested in what happened to the plane and crew if anyone knows this.

shooshoobaby Total Posts : 4007 Reward points : 644 Joined: 01/28/2006 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 839 BS/487 BG "Salty Dog" - 06/24/2007 12:10:53 PM What is Pilot's Name? A/C Serial # ? Mike <message edited by shooshoobaby on 06/24/2007 12:13:36 PM >

TsgtE662 Total Posts : 5 Reward points : 94 Joined: 02/21/2007 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 839 BS/487 BG "Salty Dog" - 06/24/2007 01:36:56 PM First, my apologies for not including that info. Would kind of help wouldn't it? lol #43-38045 Pilot was 1Lt Philip D. Becker, CP-1Lt Kenneth E. Nolan. I have the names of the rest of the crew also.

shooshoobaby Total Posts : 4007 Reward points : 644 Joined: 01/28/2006 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 839 BS/487 BG "Salty Dog" - 06/24/2007 01:44:21 PM # 43 - 38045 R5 O 12/45 RFC Kingman Az. - Scrapped Photo - Mighty Eighth War Diary by Roger Freeman Page 159 Forum Member / Author Ivo de Jong wrote History of 487th BG Believe Crew completed Missions. Send him a PM for any info on Crew. Mike <message edited by shooshoobaby on 06/24/2007 01:52:12 PM >

TsgtE662 Total Posts : 5 Reward points : 94 Joined: 02/21/2007 Status: offline	Reply to message Message Options RE: 839 BS/487 BG "Salty Dog" - 06/24/2007 10:19:20 PM Thank you for the info.

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RE: 839 BS/487 BG "Salty Dog" - 06/29/2007 09:46:33 AM

There is at least on photo of the plane on the 487th web site.

It can be found at: http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/DJPhoto/Untitled-12.html

It is possible that other photos in this 'series' are of the same plane, and of that crew. However because they came to us from a source that does not know the crew, this can't be determined at this time.

Check this series of photos found at: http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/DJPhoto/Jaworsky.html If anyone here can help with identification please send that information along to me.

Lee (lch_nh@comcast.net)

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