Richard Fidler

Military

T/O Polebrook in B-17G 'Fast Baby,' #42-97926,' on 28sept44, target synththetic oil plant at Madgeburg, GE. Crash-landed at Ypres, BE. Crew of nine all RTDf and a/c salvaged.

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The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-97926

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fast Baby
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/">www.351st.org/ken.harbour/>; Losses of 8thAF, vol.4