42-31178

The damaged tail of a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-F, serial number 42-31178) of the 91st Bomb Group. media-408195.jpg FRE 3607 The damaged tail of a crashed B-17G, serial 42-31178 (coded DF-F) of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. The aircraft belly-landed near Windsor on 31 December 1943 - barely 11 days following its assignment to the group. Roger Freeman Collection

RAGGED IRREGULARS OF BASSINGBOURN by Marion Havelaar & William N. Hess.

Object Number - FRE 3607 - The damaged tail of a crashed B-17G, serial 42-31178 (coded DF-F) of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. The aircraft belly-landed near Windsor...

Delivered Denver 28/9/43; Gr Island 21/10/43; Romulus 16/11/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG Bassingbourn 20/12/43; detailed Ludwighaven 30/12/43 with Wayne Hedglin, Co-pilot: Don Jones, Navigator: Cary Goodwyn, Bombardier: Bob White, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cody Wolf, Radio Operator: Jim Lasou, Ball turret gunner: Walt Williams, Waist gunner: George Richardson, Waist gunner: Don Hahlen,Tail gunner: Bill Francisco (10 Returned to Duty); on return became lost in poor weather, crash landed Old Windsor, Berks, UK. Salvaged n/battle damaged SAD 1/1/44.

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The damaged tail of a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-F, serial number 42-31178) of the 91st Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 3607 - The damaged tail of a crashed B-17G, serial 42...

A B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-F, serial number 42-31178) of the 91st Bomb Group that has belly landed.

Object number: FRE 3671 - A B-17G serial number 42-31178 (coded DF-F) of the...