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I'm looking for info and photos of B-17s flown by Jewish pilots or crew members for a project I am working on.

Post here, PM, or e-mail with what you have! All materials will remain confidential/unpublished if you like.

Thanks,

Brandon

While not a B-17 pilot, Capt Wally Emmer a great P-51 ace of the 354th FG with 14 kills was Jewish. He was MIA of Aug. 9, 1944 and leter died in a Germany hospital. Also, his brother was KIA at Anzio.

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Don't touch my junk!!

Nope, looking specifically for a B-17 connection for this (ad)venture. Thanks for the try though.

Aren't there any Jewish veterans organizations?

Here's my favorite:
Robert Rosenthal, 100th BG; 2 tours, 52 missions; shot down once, brought back a '17 on 2 engines once, etc, etc, etc.
See "Flying Fortress" by Edward Jablonski for a lot more detail on this great B-17 pilot and patriot. Also: http://www.100thbg.com/
He's still hale and hearty at 88, the last I heard. You should write him a letter.
PM me if you want more info.

Dave

I have a recollection that B-17 pilot Jules Horowitz who has posted here and on Flypast mentioned in passing having Jewish origins.

Edit. A bit of digging:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showpo ... stcount=43

HTH

He's 'jhor9' here.

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Raven

How about this? The former Governor for the state of Rhode Island. I met him in 1992 when we flew the B-24 and B-17 into Rhode Island for the opening day events for the Quonset Air Museum.

"Bruce Sundlun (born January 19, 1920) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Sundlun was member of the Democratic Party and served as governor of Rhode Island from 1991 to 1995. Sundlun was a delegate in the 2000 Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island.

Sundlun was born in Providence. He received a B.A. from Williams College in 1942, and served during World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot. He reached the rank of Captain and left the service at the end of the war in 1945. During the war he served in the England-based 384th Bomb Group was shot down over Nazi-occupied Belgium. He received the Purple Heart, Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Distinguished Flying Cross, and Air Medal with oak leaf cluster. After returning to the U.S., he attended Harvard Law School, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1949.

From 1949 to 1951, Sundlun served as an assistant U.S. attorney. From 1954 to 1972, he was a special assistant to U.S. attorney general. Sundlun also was a delegate to Democratic National Convention in 1964, 1968, 1980, 1988, and 2000, as well as to the Rhode Island Constitutional Convention of 1985.

Sundlun lost the Rhode Island governorship in 1986 and 1988 but won it in his third try in 1990, defeating incumbent governor Edward D. DiPrete. In 1994, he failed to win the Democratic primary against Myrth York.


The Bruce Sundlun Terminal at T.F. Green Airport is named in his honor."

I hope this helps with your project.

Craig

Thanks Craig! That is fascinating!!!!