42-31351

Delivered Cheyenne 23/10/43; Gr Island 11/11/43; Dallas 21/11/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Depienne 27/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 23/6/44 with 1Lt James H Parr, F/O William H Crandell, 2Lt Herbert Gruenfeder, F/O Ernest V Marian, S/Sgt Chester A Lewis, S/Sgt George F McCarthy, Sgt Richard K Schwarz, Sgt Thaddeus J Pospieszynski, Sgt Foy B Johnson, Sgt John A Ckapal; enemy aircraft, crashed Bucharest; MACR 6407.

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Units served with

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
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA 23 October 1943 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 23-Oct-43.

Assigned

Depienne, Sminja, Tunisia 27 November 1943 Assigned 341BS, 97BG Depienne 27-Nov-43.

Crashed

Bucharest, Romania 23 June 1944 Missing in Action Ploesti 23-Jun-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Bucharest; MACR 6407.

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log