42-37805 Carol Dawn

media-31239.jpeg UPL 31239 "Lt. Brown and crew pose beside Boeing B-17 'Carol Dawn' at an 8th Air Force Base in England. 8 April 1944."

Charles L Brown - pilot Spencer G Luke – co-pilot Garland A Page - left waist gunner Charles V Liddle - tail gunner Robert M Andrews - bombardier Bertrand Oscar Coulombe – engineer (was born on march 1st, 1924 - passed away on march 25th, 2006) Lloyd H Jennings - right waist gunner Samuel W Blackford - ball turret gunner (was born on oct 26th, 1923 - passed away on june 16th, 2001) Roy M Miller - radio operator Albert (NMI) Sadok - navigator

Changed person association to Robert N Andrews to Robert W Andrews

Object Number - UPL 31239 - "Lt. Brown and crew pose beside Boeing B-17 'Carol Dawn' at an 8th Air Force Base in England. 8 April 1944." Charles L Brown - pilot Spencer G...

Delivered Long Beach 6/9/43; Gr Island 23/9/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-R] Kimbolton 2/12/43; to 527BG [FO-B]; retUS Bradley 12/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. CAROL DAWN.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Newton Andrews

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-733254
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Robert M Andrews

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Clarence G Ashcraft

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Samuel W Blackford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Charles Lester Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802713
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

896

  • Date: 19 March 1945
  • Official Description:

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Long Beach, CA, USA 6 September 1943 Delivered Long Beach 6-Sep-43.

Assigned

Kimbolton, UK 2 December 1943 Assigned 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 2-Dec-43.

Assigned

Kimbolton, UK 10 December 1943 Transferred 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 12/43

Crashed

Kimbolton, UK 11 February 1944 Crashed due to landing gear failure, (burst tyre) Kimbolton 11-Feb-44.

Other

Returned ZI

Bradley International Airport (BDL), Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA 12 June 1945 Returned to USA, Bradley 12-Jun-45

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA, USA Built at Douglas aircraft.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force By Martin W. Bowman
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/7855

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ContributorTennyBelle
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8th AF mission database

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force By Martin W. Bowman
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/7855

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force By Martin W. Bowman
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/7855

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force By Martin W. Bowman
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/7855

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Contributorcrenshawbm
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Cross reference to mission log, and hand written caption from photographer. 3/19/45 mission over Plauen crossed from 8th AAF records showing aircraft flew 127 total missions. Handwritten caption shows "Carn Dawn - 125 missions" the 125th mission in aircraft mission log was 3/19/45 over Paulen. Photographer E.D. Crenshaw (radio operator) mission log also shows Plauen on 3/19/45. Photo scanned from family album.

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Contributorcody1947
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Aircraft Record Card

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Contributorcody1947
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379th BG Association

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my grandfather was crew chief of the "Ye Olde Pub & Carol Dawn. These pictures were discovered after the passing of my grandmother late in 2014.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-37805: Gallery (6 items)

A red flare from the control tower at Kimbolton, signals to a formation of B-17 Flying Fortresses not to land as a B-17 nicknamed "Carol Dawn" has crashed due to landing gear failure, 11 February 1944. Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '11/2/44 raid. 379 BG? 8808.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Frankfurt Hit Again: Fourth Successive Day Of Big Attacks On Nazi Europe. Associated Press Photo Shows:- A red rocket fired from the contol tower warns incoming bombers not to land

Object number: FRE 4784 - A red flare from the control tower at Kimbolton...

A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress on the 4 February 1944. Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '4-2-44.' Printed caption removed from reverse. Censor no: 304545. On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

Object number: FRE 4836 - A bomber crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron of 379th...

Object number: UPL 18547 - Captain Charles Brown and Crew of the Carol Dawn...

Object number: UPL 31239 - "Lt. Brown and crew pose beside Boeing B-17 'Carol...

Object number: UPL 32179 - B-17 from 379th - date: between May 3, 1944 and...

Object number: UPL 37200 - Clarence G Ashcraft Crew Chief on "Ye Old Pub" and...