Wright, E. D.

The Edwin D. Wright crew: 708th Squadron

Back Row L-R:
Tom Eastman Pilot
Ed Wright Co-Pilot
John Cook Navigator
Dave Irvin Bombardier
Front Row L-R:
Frank Sparkman Engineer
Al Green Radio Operator
Bobby Barker Waist Gunner
Dick Conant Waist Gunner
Jackson Todd Ball Turret Gunner
Norman Joseph Tail Gunner

 

Flights with Edwin D. Wright listed as Pilot

These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.

447th Mission (Date) Target Plane Number Notes
#40 (27-Mar-44) Merignac, Chartes, France 42-32081 Might be Wright T.G.
#44 (09-Apr-44) Warnemunde, Germany 42-31104  
#48 (18-Apr-44) Oranienburg / Rathnow, Germany 42-31217 ABORTFeathered eng
#49 (19-Apr-44) Lippstadt / Werl, Germany 42-102479  
#50 (20-Apr-44) Cherbourg / Bois de la Justice, France 42-102421  
#53 (26-Apr-44) Brunswick, Germany 42-107020  
#63 (12-May-44) Zwickau, Germany 42-107020 MISSING

 

Missing in Action with the Edwin Wright crew aboard 42-107020. Brux 12/5/44; enemy aircraft badly damaged ship, two engines KOd, crashed Reinachmuhle near Ailingen, three miles N of Friedrichshafen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4773.

Edwin Wright Pilot KIA
Capt George Hughes Co-Pilot KIA
Wray Hylton Navigator KIA
Nick Dekoning Bombardier KIA
Roy Williams Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner KIA
Rudi Palumbo Radio Operator KIA
Bernie McDonald Waist Gunner KIA
Clarry Brown Waist Gunner KIA
Bill McQuoid Tail Gunner KIA
Bob Johnston Ball Turret Gunner POW

 

Captioned as the crew of “Virginia Helen”

Standing L-R
Sgt. Norman P. Joseph Tail Gunner
Lt. Edwin D. Wright Co-Pilot
Sgt. Jackson L. Todd Ball Turret Gunner
Lt. David W. Irving Bombardier
Sgt. Robert Barker Waist Gunner
Lt. L.A. Ericsson Navigator
Kneeling L-R
Lt. Thomas F. Eastman Pilot
Sgt. Richard H. Conant Waist Gunner
Sgt. Frank M. Sparkman Engineer
Sgt. Albert Green Radio Operator

 

Lt. Edwin D. Wright

Sgt. Frank M. Sparkman

Sgt. Norman P. Joseph

Sgt. Jackson L. Todd

Sgt. Richard H. Conant

David W. Irvin; Bombardier

 

 


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