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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17G-40-DL #44-6099 Code: CC-H (closest to camera) B-17G-60-DL #42-102936 Code: CC-P (2nd in line) 390th Bomb Group - 569th Bomb Squadron - 8th AF
Delivered Cheyenne 20/4/44; Kearney 16/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned 92BG Podington 30/5/44; transferred 569BS/390BG [CC-P] Framlingham 1/6/44; detailed Brest, Fr. 26/8/44 with Paul Bellamy, Co-pilot: Jim Graba, Bombardier: Joe Lee, Radio Operator: Irvin Casey, Ball turret gunner: Bob Hunter (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ray Klausing, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Walsh, Waist gunner: Louis Conser,Tail gunner: Rich McAteer (4 Returned to Duty); mid air coll with 42-97182; crashed Weston, near Stevenage, Herts., UK. The wreckage also killed two civilians; Salvaged 27/8/44.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Grenier 13/3/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-P] Fram lingham 16/3/44; (51m) battle damaged Brest gun batteries 26/8/44 with George Smith, Co-pilot: Carleton Sacco, Navigator: Bob Taylor, Bombardier: Herman...
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA). B-17 42-102936. Mid-air collision on form-up.
Military | Sergeant | Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Assigned to 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Gunner on B-17G 42-102936. Mid-air collision. Crashed near Hitchin, England. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Military | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 27
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 71
Military | Lieutenant | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA)
Military | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #42-102936. Mid-air collision.
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Was in mid-air crash, two B-17's north of London. All in one crew killed. Four of his crew, including Klausing, were blown out of plane and parachuted to safety. Crew Number 27
Military | Bombardier, Togglier | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #42-102936. Mid-air collison. Crashed near Hitchin, England
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Was in mid-air crash, two B-17's north of London. All in one crew killed. Four of his crew, including McAteer, were blown out of plane and parachuted to safety.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Was in mid-air crash, two B-17's north of London. All in one crew killed. Four of his crew, including Walsh were blown out of plane and parachuted to safety. Crew Number 27
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
Military site : airfield
Built originally to accommodate two RAF bomber squadrons, the first USAAF unit to occupy the base was the 15th Bomb Squadron in September 1942. Podington was then used as a satellite for nearby Chelveston. Work to lengthen the runways, although this...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Delivered | Cheyenne, WY | 20 April 1944 |
| Assigned | Framlingham Airfield, UK | 1 June 1944 |
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390BG |
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| Crashed | Weston, UK | 26 August 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 16 November 2020 22:30:17 | 466thHistorian | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, markings and events |
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 22 December 2016 10:13:23 | Lucy May | Changes to events, aircraft associations, unit associations and person associations |
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Added connections from information in biography field. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:13 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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