42-30185 Wee Bonnie
Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Smoky Hill 5/5/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-H] Horham 15/6/43; 10m, severe battle damaged Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Don Eastling, rest unknown; Salvaged 24/8/43. WEE BONNIE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20648766 / O-728614
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=AMwIgGyH)
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 12 August 1943
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Combat damaged |
15 June 1943 | Battle damaged, radio, ball turret hit. Hydraulics for top turret and plexiglass all damaged badly enough that it didn't make the mission on the following day. | |
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Other Combat damaged |
Schweinfurt, Germany | 17 August 1943 | Severe battle damaged Schweinfurt 17/8/43. Pilot Lt Don Eastling. |
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Other Salvaged |
Horham, Eye, Suffolk IP21, UK | 24 August 1943 | Salvaged 24/8/43. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
AAM DB Entry.
http://95thbg.org/j3migr/95thbg-aircraft/95th-b-17-s-1942
The Wild Blue Yonder and Beyond: The 95th Bomb Group in War and Peace By Rob Morris, Ian Hawkins
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources
AAM DB Entry.
http://95thbg.org/j3migr/95thbg-aircraft/95th-b-17-s-1942
The Wild Blue Yonder and Beyond: The 95th Bomb Group in War and Peace By Rob Morris, Ian Hawkins