42-97143 YOU'VE HAD IT
MACR 4776
Mission #48 Target: Brux, Czechoslovakia
May 12, 1944
2LT
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OTIS L STOGSDILL
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PILOT
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POW
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20 MISSIONS
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2LT
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JOSEPH D DANIELS
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CO-PILOT
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KIA
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19 MISSIONS
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2LT
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WILLIAM H O'BRIEN
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NAVIGATOR
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KIA
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18 MISSIONS
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2LT
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LOUIS J GRICCO
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BOMBARDIER
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KIA
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21 MISSIONS
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TSGT
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ERNEST C DEAN
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ENGINEER
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POW
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16 MISSIONS
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TSGT
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EARL A WEBER
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RADIOMAN
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KIA
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18 MISSIONS
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SSGT
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ROBERT E WILLIAMS
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BT GUNNER
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KIA
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16 MISSIONS
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SSGT
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FRANK A ANDREWS
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RW GUNNER
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KIA
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18 MISSIONS
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SSGT
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MICHAEL J WALSH
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LW GUNNER
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KIA
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20 MISSIONS
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SSGT
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JAMES C REDMOND
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TAIL GUNNER
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KIA
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17 MISSIONS
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The aircraft to the left of this one exploded and a falling wing hit
this B-17. 6 chutes were observed from 42-97143.
You’ve Had It: This phrase was popularly used by many of the guys within
the Group when something happened that wasn't exactly to their benefit.
Ground crew member Dale Hunter remembers one crew naming their
plane because of this phrase. The 452nd Bomb Group had two planes by
this name. The first one was piloted by Otis L. Stogsdill and was among
those planes that crashed on the May 12, 1944, mission to Brux. The
second plane flew later in the War and probably had several different
pilots. The artwork on the nose for the later plane had one of the most
detailed nose art of any 452nd Bomb Group plane. It featured a reclining
redhead damsel that was almost an exact replica of the centerfold
painting that appeared in the February 1941 issue of Esquire magazine
titled "Lullaby For A Dream". It is unknown if the original plane with this
name featured any nose art.
The second plane with this noseart was 43-39143.
I've added it here until I can locate pictures of the first plane. Any help will
be deeply appreciated.
