42-98017 All Er Nothin

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Delivered Dallas 2/5/44; Kearney 16/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 849BS/490BG [W8-N] Eye 2/8/44; crash landed base with Eaden Whiteman 23/2/45 but repaired and back to operations; Returned to the USA Bradley 12/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 25/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 9/12/45. ALL 'ER NOTHIN'.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-778637
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Dallas, TX, USA 2 May 1944

Assigned

Eye, UK 2 August 1944 490BG 894BS

Other

Returned to the U.S.

Bradley International Airport (BDL), Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA 12 July 1945 then Bradley AAF

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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