DR945

media-20352.jpeg UPL 20352 Bolton Paul Defiant TT II target tug DR945 JW-U, on strength with 326th BS, later 11th Combat Crew Replacement Center, 8AF USAAF.

Object Number - UPL 20352 - Bolton Paul Defiant TT II target tug DR945 JW-U, on strength with 326th BS, later 11th Combat Crew Replacement Center, 8AF USAAF.

Bolton Paul Defiant TT II target tug, on strength with 326th BS, later 11th Combat Crew Replacement Center, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, UK 4 February 1943 Crash Belly Landing Bovingdon/Sta 112 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt John R Westwood, 4-Feb-43. Hq Sqn 11th CCRC 8AF.

Crashed

Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, UK 14 June 1943 Ground accident Bovingdon/Sta 112 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt James B Foster, 14-Jun-43. 326 BS CCRC 11 8AF.

Assigned

Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, UK Loaned to 326th BS, later 11th Combat Crew Replacement Center, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Transferred

Bury St Edmunds, Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, UK Transferred to 94th BG.

Other

Returned to RAF

England, UK Returned to RAF.

Manufactured

Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK Built at Bolton Paul.

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaat.asp?theAT=Def
B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force by Martin Bowman.

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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaat.asp?theAT=Def
B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force by Martin Bowman.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbaat.asp?theAT=Def
B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force by Martin Bowman.

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