44-6108 Black Widow

Accepted: 2 May 1944

Assigned: 6 May 1944 - Douglas Aircraft / Douglas Modification Center # 16 - (Tulsa Municipal)

Assigned: 12 May 1944 / 24 May 1944 - 2nd AF / 7th Heavy Bombardment Processing - (Kearney AAF)

Assigned: 24 May 1944 - ATC / North Atlantic Wing - (Grenier AAF)

Assigned: 28 May 1944 / 1 June 1944 - 8th AF / VIII Service Command / BAD 1 - (RAF Burtonwood)

Assigned: 2 June 1944 - 8th AF / 1st BD / 1st CBW / 351st BG / 509th BS - (RAF Polebrook)

( Triangle-J ) ( RQ * Y / Black Widow )

100 Combat missions, 3 Revival missions

After 1 August 1944: ( Triangle-J ) Red diagonal strip on vertical stabilizer ( RQ * Y / Black Widow )

Combat damage: 9 September 1944 (Flak)

with 2Lt Vernon B Evans, Co-pilot: 2Lt Leo W Cook, Navigator: 2Lt Frederic S Kelley, Bombardier: 2Lt James C Odom, Flight engineer: T/Sgt Canzio C Odom, Radio Operator: T/Sgt Roy L James, Ball turret gunner: S/Sgt Charles Harbison, Waist gunner: Sgt Martin A Mills, Tail gunner: S/Sgt William Bell

10 RTD

8th AF mission: (Ludwigshafen, Germany – Oil Refinery)

Assigned: 10 September 1944 / 7 November 1944 - 8th AF / VIII Service Command / 2 SAD - (RAF Abbots Ripton)

Returned group: 15 November 1944 - 8th AF / 1st AD / 94th CBW / 351st BG / 508th BS - (RAF Polebrook)

( Triangle-J ) Red diagonal strip on vertical stabilizer ( YB * Y / Black Widow )

Assigned: 11 June 1945 - ATC / Ferry Division - (Bradley AAF)

Assigned: 16 June 1945 - ATSC / 4168th AAFBU (Oklahoma City ATSC) - (South Plains AAF)

Assigned: 17 December 1945 - RFC / Depot 41 - (Kingman AAF) - SOC.

Sold: 9 August 1946 - Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City - Missouri

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Aircraft Mechanic, Instructor Pilot for B-24, B-17, B-25, Pilot, Aircraft Commander, Instructor Aircraft Maintenance
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19137922 / O-777634
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 42086726
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35866766
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner / Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32765852
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Top Turret Gunner

Places

Missions

  • Date: 9 September 1944

Events

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Kingman

Kingman AAF 17 December 1945 Stored

Revisions

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from 351st BG records

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from 8th Af records

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spelling

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from 8th AF records

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From aircraft card
from 351st Bg records
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from 8th AF records

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log