42-30381 Little Red Head
Delivered Cheyenne 25/5/43; Tinker 7/6/43; Smoky Hill 18/6/43; Casper 28/6/43; Kearney 30/6/43; Eglin 7/7/43; Kearney 9/7/43; Dow Fd 10/7/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat 26/7/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; 17m transferred 341BS/97BG Amendola ? ; Missing in Action Budapest 3/4/44 with Bob Daniels, Anthony, Hamilton, Tiller, Johnson, Thorp, Bernius, Davis, Flanagan, Reilly; flak KO’d two engines, crashed Sarajevo, Yugo; MACR 3581. LITTLE RED HEAD.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 25 May 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 25-May-43. |
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Assigned |
Tunisia | 26 July 1943 | Assigned 419BS, 301BG St Donat 26-Jul-43. |
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Crashed |
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 April 1944 | Missing in Action Budapest 3-Apr-44 flak KO’d two engines, crashed Sarajevo, Yugo; MACR 3581. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. | |
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Assigned |
71040 Amendola FG, Italy | Transferred 341BS, 97BG Amendola Mar-44. |