42-29793 Sheila B. Cummin
Changed 323rd Bomb Squadron to 401st Bomb Squadron
Object Number - FRE 3613 - The nose art of B-17F serial 42-29793 "Sheila B. Cummin" (coded LL-F) of the 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group.
Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/43; Salina 5/3/43; Tinker 19/3/43; Morrison 31/3/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-P] Thurleigh 20/4/43; 15m transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-F] Bassingbourn 11/9/43; 5m Frankfurt 4/10/43 with Earl Verrill, Co-pilot: Joe Rose, Navigator: Art Horning, Bombardier: John Lilley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Jackson, Radio Operator: Ross Repp, Ball turret gunner: Gil Taft, Waist gunner: Stan Lepkowski, Waist gunner: Paul Lorman,Tail gunner: Bob DeGhetto (10 Returned to Duty); forced to abort and crash landed beside RAF Woodbridge on return. 1 SAD Troston 4/10/43; Salvaged 8/10/43. Returned to the USA 28/4/44. SHEILA B. CUMMIN.
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- Site type: Airfield
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
![A B-17 Flying Fortress (BO-P, serial number 42-29793) of the 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group in flight with a damaged engine. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'USAAF 8[th]. 306[BG]. 229793. BO-P. 28/4/43. #4474: Damaged B-17, Feathered Prop, Smoking Engine. H.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407857.jpg.webp?itok=xFtjbjc9)