42-97288 Flagship

media-37521.jpeg UPL 37521 "Lt Mcgough and crew of the 92nd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 8 December 1944."

Object Number - UPL 37521 - "Lt Mcgough and crew of the 92nd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 8 December 1944."

Delivered Cheyenne 13/2/44; Rapid City 4/3/44; Gr Island 19/4/44; Dow Fd 21/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 24/4/44; no ops, transferred 325BS/92BG [NV-U] Podington 7/5/44; Missing in Action Berlin 18/3/45 with Harry Culver, Cornell Christensen, Bill Irntsend, Ray Welsh, Ferdi Lamburt, Edwin Diblacomo, George Stevenson, Ambrose Yarbro tg, Jack Schafer (spot jammer (9INT); Mech failure, then hit by flak, force landed Bulltofta, Sweden after nearly being shot down in Swedish airspace by Ju88; returned to group Jun/45; Missing Air Crew Report 13150. Returned to the USA Bradley 1/8/45; 4185 BU Independence 30/11/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. FLAGSHIP.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32867360 / O-2066097
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2009038
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-771619
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12159040
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36464115
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Places

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'
  • Date: 18 March 1945
  • Date: 17 March 1945
  • Date: 14 March 1945
  • Official Description:

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne AAF, WY 13 February 1944 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 13-Feb-44.

Assigned

Nuthampstead, UK 24 April 1944 Assigned 398BG 24/4/44; No Missions.

Assigned

Podington, UK 7 May 1944 Transferred 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Interned (INT)

Bulltofta, Malmo, Sweden 18 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 18-Mar-45; Mech failure #1 prop ran away, failed to feather, then hit by flak, landed Bulltofta, Sweden 9 x INT MACR 13150

Other

Returned ZI

Bradley AAF, Windsor Locks, CT 1 August 1945 Returned to the USA Bradley AAF 1-Aug-45

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Boeing.

Other

Returned to Group

Podington, UK Flown back to base from Sweden by Lt's Culver and Christensen after repairs Jun-45.

Revisions

Date
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

325th BS Load Lists, June 1944, www.92ndbg.org

Date
Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

325th BS Load Lists, May 1944.  www.92ndbg.org

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13150 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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