Uncle Bud, pilot of the Morning Star B-17G - 36 missions
My wife's uncle, pilot 1/Lt, G.W. Sobart (uncle "Bud") front row left. There is a street named after him in Sedona, Arizona, Sombart Ln.
Serial Number:42-31730
Model:B-17G
Manufacturer:Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, Washington
Production Block:B-17G-25-BO
Delivered by Manufacturer:10 Dec 1943 at Cheyenne
Squadron Codes:
IY-B (615th), IN-O (613th)
Nickname:Morning Star
Date Assigned to 401st BG: 31 Jan 1944
Date Lost:7 Jun 1945
Nature of Loss:Returned to the USA
Other Details:
It is believed this aircraft completed 112 missions.
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Added from 401st Bomber Group showing 36 missions flown
Uncle Bud, pilot of the Morning Star B-17G - 36 missions
My wife's uncle, pilot 1/Lt, G.W. Sobart (uncle "Bud") front row left. There is a street named after him in Sedona, Arizona, Sombart Ln.
Serial Number:42-31730
Model:B-17G
Manufacturer:Boeing Aircraft Company, Seattle, Washington
Production Block:B-17G-25-BO
Delivered by Manufacturer:10 Dec 1943 at Cheyenne
Squadron Codes:
IY-B (615th), IN-O (613th)
Nickname:Morning Star
Date Assigned to 401st BG: 31 Jan 1944
Date Lost:7 Jun 1945
Nature of Loss:Returned to the USA
Other Details:
It is believed this aircraft completed 112 missions.
www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=...
Added from 401st Bomber Group showing 36 missions flown