My father (Captain Robert Bennett at the time) was a B-17 pilot in WW11 and knew Joseph H Henderson because he was my father's navigator on many missions (47 bomb wing). After reading your comment I called him (he is now 92) and told him of your posting. He was not aware that Joe was killed. He had allot of respect for him. Strangely, this same event occurred to my father over France. An artillery shell exploded at the nose, the Bombardier and navigator were killed, but he was able to fly back to England and land even though he was hit with shrapnel in the leg. To be honest, I saw this photograph 3 years ago and always thought it was my dad's plane. How did you identify this aircraft with such detailed information. Were you related to one of the crew?
My father (Captain Robert Bennett at the time) was a B-17 pilot in WW11 and knew Joseph H Henderson because he was my father's navigator on many missions (47 bomb wing). After reading your comment I called him (he is now 92) and told him of your posting. He was not aware that Joe was killed. He had allot of respect for him. Strangely, this same event occurred to my father over France. An artillery shell exploded at the nose, the Bombardier and navigator were killed, but he was able to fly back to England and land even though he was hit with shrapnel in the leg. To be honest, I saw this photograph 3 years ago and always thought it was my dad's plane. How did you identify this aircraft with such detailed information. Were you related to one of the crew?
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