42-31908

Personnel inspect a B-17G Flying Fortress (AW-E, serial number 42-31908) of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official caption on image: "921(44). Hon. 4-29-44. Crash-Landing, B-17G, 42-31908. A.Z. F.S.A.D." media-408626.jpg FRE 3978 Personnel inspect a B-17G Flying Fortress (AW-E, serial number 42-31908) of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official caption on image: "921(44). Hon. 4-29-44. Crash-Landing, B-17G, 42-31908. A.Z. F.S.A.D." Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3978 - Personnel inspect a B-17G Flying Fortress (AW-E, serial number 42-31908) of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official...

Delivered Cheyenne 5/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Wilmington 24/1/44; Grenier 26/1/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-L] Snetterton 3/2/44; mission to Berlin 29/4/44 with Jerry Musser, Co-pilot: Harry Kenneth, Navigator: Royle Lay, Bombardier: John Flamyak, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Sweath, Radio Operator: Chas Willard, Ball turret gunner: Fred Korhonen, Waist gunner: John Kostiushko, Waist gunner: Bob Belvino,Tail gunner: Harry Lusk (10 Returned to Duty), on return u/c problems saw aircraft ordered to Honington depot where u/c collapsed, Salvaged 4/5/44. SOUR PUSS.

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Personnel inspect a B-17G Flying Fortress (AW-E, serial number 42-31908) of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official caption on image: "921(44). Hon. 4-29-44. Crash-Landing, B-17G, 42-31908. A.Z. F.S.A.D."

Object number: FRE 3978 - Personnel inspect a B-17G Flying Fortress (AW-E...