42-97791 Trudy
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Denver 28/2/44; 1SAG Langley 17/3/44; Grenier 5/4/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-O] Rougham 10/4/44; on bomb run over Berlin 19/5/44 a stick of bombs knocked off the stabiliser of a ship below #42-31540 which crashed below killing all crew; force landed base with Bob Weltz due to mechanical malfunction / after suffering bird strike 11/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 30/11/45; 237 BU Kirtland 25/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 7/2/46. TRUDY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Missions
- Date: 19 May 1944
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Donna Mae
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Buckley AFB, Aurora, CO, USA | 28 February 1944 | Delivered to USAAF. Denver AFB, CO, USA |
Assigned |
Bury St Edmunds, Bury Saint Edmunds, UK | 10 April 1944 | Assigned to 322BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
Bury St Edmunds, Bury Saint Edmunds, UK | 11 December 1944 | Force landed base with Bob Weltz due to mechanical malfunction / after suffering bird strike 11-Dec-44. |
Other Returned to ZI |
Bradley International Airport, Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA | 21 July 1945 | Returned to the USA Bradley Field 21-Jul-45. |
Other Sold for scrap |
Albuquerque, NM, USA | 7 February 1946 | Sold for scrap metal Albuquerque 7-Feb-46. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |