43-39148

Delivered Lincoln 21/12/44; Grenier 3/1/45; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IY-Q] Deenethorpe 21/3/45; damaged in taxi accident on base with Bob Nowlin 8/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 2/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 9/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 29/11/45.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32973599
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Missions

Related media

  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53401
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 252, 18 Apr 1945, Traunstein, Germany
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53486
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 245, 9 Apr 1945, Furstenfeldbruck, Germany. Briefing took place at the relatively civilized hour of 0500. However SNAFU...
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53488
  • Description: 301st Bomb Group, Mission No. 244, 8 Apr 1945, Halberstadt, Germany. Briefing again took place in the middle of the night--0240 hours. All operational...
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53512
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 242, 5 Apr 1945, Ingolstadt, Germany. Briefing times continued to be scheduled very early-- at 0215 hours this day. With...
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53514
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 241, 4 Apr 1945, Unterlüss, Germany. Briefing was again scheduled for the early hour of 0250. All operational aircraft...
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53529
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 240, 31 Mar 1945, Weimar, Germany. Briefing took place at the early hour of 0200. The aircraft were each loaded with six...
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53530
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 239, 30 Mar 1945, Bremen, Germany. Briefing took place at 0720 hours for this mission. Aircraft were loaded with twelve...
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53531
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 238, 28 Mar 1945, Berlin, Germany. Briefing took place at 0400 hours. Aircraft loading was six 500 pound GP's plus four...
  • Media Type: Document
  • Object Number: Document 53558
  • Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 236, 24 Mar 1945, Rheine/Salzbergen, Germany. The Group was briefed at 0300 hours for the first of the day's two...

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log