42-5950 My Devotion, Peter's Pride

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group fly through flak during a mission, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5950) is visible to the left. Handwritten on reverse: '#11'. media-408515.jpg FRE 3881 B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group fly through flak during a mission, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5950) is visible to the left. Handwritten on reverse: '#11'. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3881 - B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group fly through flak during a mission, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5950) is visible to the left....

Delivered Long Beach 28/5/43; Cheyenne 1/6/43; Dow 7/7/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-P] Rougham 12/7/43 MY DEVOTION; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Bill Babington, Co-pilot: Norbey Overton, Navigator: Nick Papernek, Bombardier: Bill Davis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Hatcher, Radio Operator: Mike Rivera - Wounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Billy Ivy - Wounded in Action, Waist gunner: Rod Shogren, Waist gunner: Allan Kangas, Tail gunner: John Liberg (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set tail on fire, crash landed Wieste, 17 miles W of Cloppenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2997. PETER'S PRIDE.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William F Babington

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802227
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-683121
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Roy Hatcher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20228454
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Billy B Ivy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19162937
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Allan V Kangas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11057763
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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Events

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Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 8 March 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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NARA-AAD

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2997 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-5950: Gallery (1 items)

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group fly through flak during a mission, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5950) is visible to the left. Handwritten on reverse: '#11'.

Object number: FRE 3881 - B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group fly...