Dean S Flemming

Military
media-45170.png UPL 45170 Dean Flemming photo from his obituary at https://www.remickgendron.com/obituaries/Dean-Flemming/#!/Obituary

Object Number - UPL 45170 - Dean Flemming photo from his obituary at https://www.remickgendron.com/obituaries/Dean-Flemming/#!/Obituary

First Lieutenant Dean Flemming served as a co-pilot/pilot with the 709th Squadron, 447th Bomb Group. Assigned A/C was #42-37864, the Marty. Dead-stick landing of "Hi Mack" in March 1944 (press release on 447th Bomb Group Website).

He ditched B-17 #42-31519 on 29 April 1944. All of the crew were picked up by British Air Sea Rescue and returned to duty.

Read more about Flemming's service on the 447th Bomb Group website: http://www.447bg.com/Mckay%20Flemming%20Crew.htm

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wolf Pack
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Marty
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
Cletracs and ground personnel of the 447th Bomb Group attend to a crashed B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-39886). Handwritten caption on reverse: '29/6/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hi Mack
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 29 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

23 June 1920 Millville, New Brunswick, Canada

Enlisted

Portland, ME, USA 11 February 1942

Died

16 September 2015 Newmarket, New Hampshire
Skowhegan, Somerset County, Maine

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

His witness statement on page 3 of MACR 4938 (NARA) about the loss of #42-37864
Dean S. Flemming obituary : https://www.remickgendron.com/obituaries/Dean-Flemming/#!/Obituary

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ContributorGliderguy
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Sources

son, Dana L. Flemming

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
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Correspondence with Dean Flemming's son, Dana.

Also:
NARA Enlistment Record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=dea…

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945

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