James M Bailey

Military

On return from mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944, B-17G 42-31090 'Nasty Habit' was instructed to land at RAF Matlask, Norfolk due to poor visibility at Deenethorpe. Upon landing on the grass strip, the a/c overshot the runway and went through two hedgerows and a road. RTD.

Shot down by flak on a mission to Poix, France on 13 Mar 1944 in B-17G 42-31374 and crashed NW of Amiens, France after 5 crewman baled out. Prisoner of  War.

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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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nasty Habit
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Prisoner of war

France 13 March 1944

Born

Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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Added S/N per info in "General Orders 41 HQ 1st Bombardment Division, APO 634, 3 Feb 1944".

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3185 / MACR 3185, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=655 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database