42-5830 Hag of Harderwyck

media-39042.jpeg UPL 39042 "A crew of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group pose beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Hag of Harderwyk' at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 1 October 1943."

Object Number - UPL 39042 - "A crew of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group pose beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Hag of Harderwyk' at an 8th Air Force Base in...

Delivered Long Beach 6/3/43; Sioux City 20/3/43; Kearney 9/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-T] Kimbolton 20/5/43 AL JO-SON; transferred 2 Base Air Depot, Lt Staughton 4/4/44; Returned to the USA Homestead 26/7/44; Tinker 1/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 7/5/45. HAG OF HARDWYCK.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18066103
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-731790
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12093092 / O-676540
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32503638
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37296175
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Long Beach, CA 6 March 1943 Delivered to Long Beach 6-Mar-43.

Assigned

Kimbolton, UK 20 May 1943 Assigned 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

RAF Odiham, UK 18 August 1943 Forced landing RAF Odiham 18-Aug-43.

Crashed

Shipdham, UK 11 January 1944 Forced landing Shipdham 11-Jan-44.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Vega.

Revisions

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Contributorphil marchese
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Administrative corrections.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the spelling of the nickname per photo attached to the A/C serial number.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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