42-29684

Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; Gore 17/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-T] Polebrook 17/4/43; 17m Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Capt Dick Hathaway; no gas, ditched Channel & rescued by ASR, 10RTD. EAGER EAGLE.

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VIII Bomber Command 78

Date: 28 July 1943

VIII Bomber Command 77

Date: 26 July 1943

The damaged wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29886) of the 379th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '71689 AC - The wing of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 229886) was badly damaged during a mission over enemy territory on 17 July 1943. 379th Bomb Group, England. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

VIII Bomber Command 74

Date: 17 July 1943

VIII Bomber Command 73

Date: 14 July 1943

VIII Bomber Command 71

Date: 4 July 1943

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Date31 Jan 2024 13:14:43

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:23

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log