42-5248
Delivered Tulsa 23/10/42; Salina 16/12/42; Assigned 342BS/97BG Biskra 28/1/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; Missing in Action Trapani 13/4/43 with 1Lt George Danish, 1Lt William B Teague, 1Lt Everett O Golden, 1Lt Durwood W Ward, S/Sgt Leon L Schuman, S/Sgt Mitchell Tomkowicz, S/Sgt William A Thompson, S/Sgt William E Morgan, Sgt Harvey D Nelson, T/Sgt Jay B Kitchen (10 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Mediterranean Sea, Missing Air Crew Report 16526.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Tulsa, OK, USA | 23 October 1942 | Delivered Tulsa 23-Oct-42. |
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Assigned |
Biskra, Algeria | 28 January 1943 | Assigned 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Med Sea off Trapani, Italy | 13 April 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Trapani hit by flak, crashed Mediterranean Sea off target, 10 x KIA. MACR 16526. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |