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Best of the 885th BG SP

I'm working on a 4 foot X 6 foot poster for the Air Museum of Kentucky. I'm taking the 15th AAF Organizational Chart, blowing it up and adding color pictures of the most representative plane and person/crew.

So,

1. Who is the most famous/recognized person/crew of the 885th?
 
2. What is the most recognized/famous plane of the 885th?


Examples:

For my dad's group, the 97th B.G.:

1. Paul Tibbets, Jr.

2. The "All American"

For the 332 F.G. (Redtails):

1. Benjamin O. Davis

2. "By Request"

John

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Son of Herman E. "Ed" Croft,
T/Sgt. Flt. Engineer of Nick Kantar crew # 90
342nd Sqdn., 97th BG (H)
Amendola Airfield Foggia, Italy
9 Oct. ’44 - May 25, ‘45
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    Hi John
     
    I discover your request only now...
     
    To me, the most recognised person in the 885th sqaudron special of the 15Th USAAF, was the Captain Paul V. Callis.
    As the plane... "his plane", it was the B-17 F "Miss Charlotte" # 42-30500... named after his wife, Charlotte.
    Antoher fantastic man of the Good Old 885th, is John Kenneth Mattison, Ground radio operator of the squadron.
    have a fun,
     
    Cépé from France
     
     
     
     
     
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