42-102405

Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-O] Rougham 8/4/44; detailed on training mission 23/4/44 with Norman Skinner, Co-pilot: Ken Storey, instr. p-Jack Webb, pass-Pte Don Morgart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Tudisco, Ball turret gunner: Joe Brownlee, Waist gunner: Bill Copeland, Waist gunner: Ben Leone, pass-Tom McKeon (9 Killed in Service); Radio Operator: Harry Sonnet,Tail gunner: John Cooney (2 Returned to Duty); hydraulic fluid started leaking which then caught fire and crew found no extinguishers on board, crashed Cooper’s Farm, Lawshall, Suffolk, UK. Salvaged 24/4/44.

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A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Added production block. Added BG and BS link. As per Dave Osbourne's master log

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log