42-31356

Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Assigned 341BS/97BG Depienne 7/12/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Verona, It; 22/3/44 with 2Lt Gordon B Taylor, 2Lt Davis, 2Lt William A Crissman, T/Sgt Donald D Carlson, T/Sgt Stanley S Wlas, S/Sgt Phillips, S/Sgt Von T Smith, S/Sgt Arlowe E Renaud, S/Sgt Milton H Slack; mech fault, ditched Adriatic; 9 x KIA. MACR 3697.

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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 25 October 1943 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 25-Oct-43.

Assigned

Depienne, Sminja, Tunisia 7 December 1943 Assigned 341BS, 97BG Depienne 7-Dec-43.

Crashed

Adriatic Sea 22 March 1944 Missing in Action Verona, Italy mechanical fault, ditched Adriatic; 22-Mar-44 9 x KIA MACR 3697.

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log