42-5823 Round Trip
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Object Number - FRE 4736 - A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 351st Bomb Group damaged by a 20mm cannon on a Focke-Wulf 190 during a raid over Anklam, 9 October 1943. Handwritten...
Delivered Long Beach 28/2/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque 8/4/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-C] Polebrook 17/4/43; battle damage 23/9/43. Returned. (31missions). Trsf to 2 Base Air Depot, Lt Staughton 5/4/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 6/8/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 7/5/45. ROUND TRIP.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34338496
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19086855/ 19086843
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1943
- Date: 2 October 1943
- Date: 27 September 1943
- Date: 23 September 1943
- Date: 15 September 1943
Revisions
The Oct 9 1943 damage was proven to be another plane (F-BO) and to the Port ( left side). This was discussed in depth on the 351st BG website. The caption for 23 Sept 1943 is correct.
Mission report, 23 Sept 1943.
351 st BG via Jing Zouh. Dec 01, 2021.
P.Marchese
Updated particulars based on photographic match to AAM synopsis.
Phil Marchese
