43-39236 Blinkin' Betsy
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Delivered to Hunter 13/1/45; Dow Fd 1/2/45; Assigned to the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group [SO-A], Station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK on 20 February 1945; transferred with group to Istres on passenger transport duties; crash landed at St Andre Le Cote, France on 10 December 1945 with Pilot-Lewis R. Ahner Jr., Copilot-Weldon C. Bragg and Engineer-Frederick C. Milne were seriously injured. Navigator-Desire L. Massicotte, Radio Operator- Alexander W. Andrews, Passenger-John Anthony Blagg, Passenger-John P. Tarro and Passenger Norman D. DeClarke were killed. Salvaged 9th AF Germany on 4/3/46.
43-39236 was assigned to 40 missions and was credited with 36 combat missions.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1061360
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunnery Instructor
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2077891
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35533333
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12225719
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-786366
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Missions
- Date: 11 April 1945
- Date: 10 April 1945
- Date: 9 April 1945
- Date: 6 April 1945
- Date: 5 April 1945
Revisions
AAIR 45-12-10-503 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database