41-24416 Black Diamond Express

media-31024.jpeg UPL 31024 B-17 41-24416

41-24416

Object Number - UPL 31024 - B-17 41-24416

Assigned 326BS/92BG Bangor 16/7/42; 95BG Horham /43; 359BS/303BG [BN-V] Molesworth, 17/6/43; Returned to the USA Sheppard 5/7/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 26/10/45. BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

92nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Howard L Abney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34390749
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

John C Arasin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32378409
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

John William Barkley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735966
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Loran Chas Biddle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36021848
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

James Jarrett Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34350715
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Bangor, UK 16 July 1942 Assigned to 326BS ,92BG, 8AF.

Other

Battle damaged

Meaulte, France 2 October 1942 Battle damaged on the 2-Oct-42 Meaulte mission. The tail gunner and radio operator were seriously wounded.

Assigned

Molesworth, UK 17 June 1943 Transferred to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF.

Other

Battle damaged

Gilse-Rijen, Netherlands 19 August 1943 Battle damaged 20mm round to tail section exploded tailgun ammo wounding S/Sgt Howard L Abney.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Boeing.

Assigned

Horham, UK Transferred to 95BG, 8AF.

Other

Returned ZI

Sheppard AAF, TX Returned to the USA Sheppard AAF 5-Jul-44.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Mission 85: The U.S. Eighth Air Force's Battle over Holland, August 19, 1943 By Ivo De Jong
https://www.fold3.com/image/29024610?terms=41-24416

Date
Contributorltcmpc
Changes
Sources

TV series, "12 O'clock High" Season 1, Episode 11

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Mission 85: The U.S. Eighth Air Force's Battle over Holland, August 19, 1943 By Ivo De Jong
https://www.fold3.com/image/29024610?terms=41-24416

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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