42-29629 Connecticut Yankee
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FRE 4417
A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Connecticut Yankee. Standing L to R: ? (AE), Nagy (B), Lt. Lockyear (CP), Klette (P), Lt Dash (N), ?. Kneeling L to R: ?, Sgt. Holleman (WG), ?, ? (BT).'
Roger Freeman Collection
Associations made using information in the photo's caption.
Delivered Cheyenne 18/1/43; Salina 1/2/43; Homestead 17/2/43; New Castle 25/2/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-A] Thurleigh 12/3/43; transferred 358BS/303BG [VK-M] Molesworth 25/9/43; Returned to the USA 560 BU Palm Springs 25/4/44; 4100 BU Patterson 23/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 7/7/45. CONNECTICUT YANKEE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673493
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18124540
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32001986 / O-793124
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17010797 / O-733672
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073360 / O-742761
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 18 January 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 18-Jan-43. |
Assigned |
Thurleigh, UK | 12 March 1943 | Assigned 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Assigned |
Molesworth, UK | 25 September 1943 | Transferred 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Returned to ZI |
Palm Springs, CA | 25 April 1944 | Returned to the USA 560 BU Palm Springs 25-Apr-44. |
Manufactured |
Inglewood, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Changes
Sources
Added Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
Source: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-60-bo-42-29532-4…