World War II Chronicle: May 1, 1943
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Pictured on page two is the crew of the B-17 No. 41-24490 Jack the Ripper. This is the first Army Air Force B-17 crew to return intact after 25 combat missions. Their original bomber was lost by another crew after they flew home. The new Jack is one of the 2,750 Forts built under license by the Vega Aircraft Corp. in Burbank, Calif. These men were assigned to the 324th Bombing Squadron — the same outfit as another famous B-17 named Memphis Belle, which we will discuss soon.
Jack‘s pilot, Capt. William J. Crumm will transfer to the Pacific Theater next year and will ultimately become a major general in the Air Force. He is killed on July 7, 1967 when the B-52 he is riding in collides with another Stratofortress 20 miles off the coast of South Vietnam…
George Fielding Eliot column on page eight… Sports begins on page 12… “Torpedo 8” continues on page 17.
Evening star. (Washington, D.C.), 1 May 1943. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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