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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee" of the 390th Bomb Group, drop bombs during a mission. The aircraft (left to right): (serial number 42-30434) nicknamed "Betty Boop" (Photographer), (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee", (serial number 42-30320) nicknamed "Coy De Coy", (serial number 42-37723) nicknamed "Coy De Coy III", (serial numer 42-30476) nicknamed "Rovin' Ramona", (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed "Phyllis Marie", (serial number 42-30455) nicknamed "Schifless Skonk", (serial number 42-30411) nicknamed "Rose Marie", (serial number 42-30642) nicknamed "Geronimo". Handwritten caption on reverse: '390.'
Delivered Cheyenne 14/5/43; Gore 15/5/43; Cheyenne 20/5/43; Geiger 28/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Langley 25/6/43; Cutbank 27/6/43; Smoky Hill 1/7/43; Dow Fd 11/7/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-S] Framlingham 11/7/43; badly damaged 11/12/43 over Emden with
Pilot: Richard J. Parker, Co-pilot: Frank Stolarz, Navigator: Howard VanDine, Bombardier: Homer Lashway, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Coors (5 Returned to Duty) as pilot limped home; Radio Operator: Francis Brooks, Waist gunner: Bob Johnstone, Tail gunner: Ray Nagle, Ball turret gunner: John Durrett bailed out (4 Prisoner of War), Waist gunner: Gayle Gillenwater (Killed in Action); Missing in Action Kiel 4/1/44 with Bob Patterson, Co-pilot: Bennie DeSalvo, Navigator: Dan Naeve, Bombardier: Allen Cordray, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Hughbanks, Radio Operator: Sam Procopio, Ball turret gunner: Mike Gursky, Waist gunner: Armand DiSchiavi, Waist gunner: Dan Canora, Tail gunner: Joe McClure (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Mienesz Farm, Nieuwe Provincialweg, between Scharwoude & Niedorp, Holl. Missing Air Crew Report 2022. COY DE COY.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Dow Fd 13/7/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-L] Framlingham 14/7/43; Missing in Action Vitry-En-Artois 15/8/43 with Bill Lawrence (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Middledorf, Navigator: Joe Birdwell, Bombardier: Francis Harkins...
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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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 | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30320 'Coy De Coy'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30320 'Coy De Coy'. Crashed in Mr Meinesz gardens, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30320 'Coy De Coy'. Crashed in Mr Meinesz gardens, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA). 11 December 1943 B17 #42-30320 Coy de Coy was attacked by 4 ME 110s over the target of Emden, Germany after receiving flak damage over the Frisian Isles. With an engine on fire, 4 crew bailed out over Holland. The crew was able...
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30320 'Coy De Coy'. Crashed in Mr Meinesz gardens, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30320 'Coy De Coy'. Crashed in Mr Meinesz gardens, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 4 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30320 'Coy De Coy'. Crashed in Mr Meinesz gardens, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 36
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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...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 11 December 1943 |
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 4 January 1944 |
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| 15 January 2020 04:53:53 | jmoore43 | Changes to unit associations |
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Added a connection to the 8th AF. |
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| 15 January 2020 04:04:04 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added another space to the "Summary biography" for readability. |
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| 15 January 2020 04:02:29 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space to the "Summary biography" for readability. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 January 2020 03:45:39 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space to the "Summary biography" for readability. |
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| 31 May 2019 15:18:05 | phil marchese | Changes to markings |
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AAM/FORTLOG synopsis with CC-S. |
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| 27 May 2019 18:45:38 | RLSmurf | Changes to description |
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Stolarz |
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| 27 May 2019 10:14:06 | RLSmurf | Changes to description |
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Stolarz |
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| 27 September 2014 18:40:28 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 14404 / MACR 2022 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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