Palant's Crew - 601st Squadron - September 1944
Back Row (viewer's left to right):
  1. Sgt. Mack Withrow, Engineer
  2. Sgt. Paul Brown, Radio
  3. Sgt. Frank Strnad, Waist gunner
  4. Sgt. Walter Hall, Ball turret
  5. Unknown
  6. Sgt. Byron Cunningham,  Tail Gunner

Front Row (viewer's left to right):

  1. Lt. Sam Palant, Pilot
  2. Lt. Ted Kline, Co-Pilot
  3. F/O Nunzio Addabbo, Navigator
  4. 2nd Lt. Roger Campbell, Bombardier

Links:

  1. Lt. Robert J. Beckley's Diary: Mission 35: January 3, 1944 - Cologne, Germany
  2. Dresden-Prague Mission Recollections by Nunzio Addabbo, Navigator, Palant Crew, 601st Squadron
  3. 398th Mission to Kraiburg - 11 April 1945
  4. RDX: Now it Can Be Told by Allen Ostrom, Flak News Editor
  5. Bombs Kissed in Mid-Air by Paul Brown, 601st Radio Operator
  6. Explosion Raised Havoc with Every Plane in 601 Squadron by Mason Dicks, 601 Navigator
  7. Chapter 32: Mission 28 - A Tragic Day - April 13, 1945 by Leonard Streitfeld
  8. RDX Raid and POW Experiences by Robert Taylor, Co-Pilot

Comments:

  1. Aircraft in photo: A/C No. 44-8051. Note this aircraft was a Vega built B17 G-45-VE and delivered to Alexandria  23 May 1944.
  2. Photo Date: September 1944
  3. Photo Location: Alexandria, LA
  4. Photo Reference No. Palant_601_194409
  5. Information compiled by UK Friends of the 398th with thanks to Nunzio Addabbo
  6. If you would like to add information about this photograph, please contact our Crew Pictures Coordinator. Please mention the title and photograph date.





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