711th Bomb Squadron
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG [IR-Q] Rattlesden 3/5/44; instrument test flight to Gt Ashfield 1/8/44 with Louis Phillips, Co-pilot: Rich Hill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Jamieson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Kilian, pass-Pfc Baltazar Bayna (5 Returned to Duty); severe weather diverted flight to force landed Sudbury, Sfk skidding on its belly, severely damaged, never flew again; Salvaged 2/8/44.
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Fred Gunn
Military | Captain | 447th Bomb Group
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Great Ashfield
Military site : airfield
The airfield was built in 1942 by John Laing & Son Ltd. 108,000 tons of concrete was used in its construction, creating a Class 'A' airfield suitable for heavy bombers. The 385th Bomb Group took up residence in the summer of 1943, and remained at the... -
Rattlesden
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satellite for nearby Rougham, and first occupied from...
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:40:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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