384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II

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22 May 1944
Beckett, Pryor

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22 May 1944, Kiel, Germany, Railyards

Probable Identification:
Back Row: Tom Beckett (AC/CP), unidentified 1, unidentified 2, Aldo Rovero (N), unidentified 3, unidentified 4, Robert Chapin (N)

Front Row: unidentified 5, unidentified 6, unidentified 7, unidentified BG 8

Ruffin “Ray” Barber (B) was the other 384th BG crew member and remains unidentified; the remainder of the crew including the pilot was supplied by the 305th BG.

Aircraft: B-17G 305th BG 42-97533 WF*E

Possible Identification:
BACK ROW: TOM BECKETT (AC/CP), Unidentified 1; RICHARD COLE (OB), FRANK HARMON(B), Unidentified 2; TIM FLYNNE (WG), Unidentified 3
FRONT ROW: Unidentified 4; RAY PRYOR (P), RAY COPPAGE (WG), JOHN DUDLEY (TT)
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Another image of this photo carried the following description:
Lead Crew, 5/22/1944 Kiel, Germany

BACK L-R: COL Beckett, unknown, LT Richard Cole (OBS), Frank Harmon (B), unknown, Tim Flynn (WG), unknown
FRONT L-R: unknown, Raymond T. Pryor (P), Raymond Coppage (WG), Dudley (E)

Photo Courtesy of Raymond Pryor

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