42-31414
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UPL 30823
Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 1414) belly landed at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 28 January 1944. 401St Bomb Group.
42-31414 (401st BG 615th BS IY-J) assigned 14 jan 44, 1 mission, scrapped after this ground accident, undercarriage retracted by error.
42-31414 (401st BG 615th BS IY-J) assigned 14 jan 44, 1 mission, scrapped after this ground accident, undercarriage retracted by error.
Delivered Cheyenne 1/11/43; Kearney 16/11/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-J] Deenethorpe 14/1/44; on ferry trip from Little Staughton to Deenethorpe 27/1/44 with Mitch Woods, Co-pilot: Leon Van Sycle, Navigator: Rich Montfort, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Agee, Radio Operator: Nunzib Paola, pass-Don Lamb; cp was at controls and came down on wrong runway, but pilot Woods put up landing gear switch instead of flaps, crash landed base, (7 Returned to Duty); Salvaged n/battle damaged 2 SAD Lilett Staughton 30/1/44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Depot
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Maintenance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6962724
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38444211
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18139018
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 1 November 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 1-Nov-43. |
Assigned |
Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK | 14 January 1944 | Assigned 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK | 27 January 1944 | On ferry trip copilot was at controls and came down on wrong runway, but pilot Woods put up landing gear switch instead of flaps, belly landed base. |
Other Salvaged |
Little Staughton, Bedford MK44 2BT, UK | 30 January 1944 | Salvaged to 2SAD Little Staughton 30-Jan-44. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |