42-97076 Dee Marie
Joe Baugher
Object Number - FRE 1276 - B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 381st Bomb Group fly in formation. B-17s (GD-H, serial number 42-97084) and (GD-K, serial number 42-97076) nicknamed...
Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Gr Island 6/2/44; Presque Is 27/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 8/3/43; transferred 534BS/381BG [GD-K] Ridgewell 15/3/44; landing accident at base with Troy Jones 31/12/44; 63m Returned to the USA Bradley 9/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/11/45. DEE MARIE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38535583
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-832245
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 11 April 1945
Events
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The aircraft “Dee Marie” was originally assigned to the 457th Bomb Group, and was transferred to the 381st on March 15, 1944. Jones inherited the plane from another pilot who had named it for his wife. Superstitious, Jones did not change the name. Jones recalled that "it was a really good flying plane, responsive to controls, stable-- a real pleasure to fly. I flew it on most of my missions, except when I was flying lead on missions where extra instrumentation was required." |
