42-30715 Cincinnati queen / blues in the night
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FRE 1643
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30715) nicknamed "Cincinnati Queen" of the 390th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Denver 17/7/43; Geiger 8/8/43; Walla Walla 28/8/43; Redmond 15/8/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-Y] Framlingham 12/9/43 CINCINNATI QUEEN; while on mission 11/5/44 S/Sgt Rich Caserio was killed by friendly fire when ships were testing guns; Missing in Action Berlin 21/6/44 with Malcolm Dinsmore (Killed in Action); crew ? (9 Returned to Duty), mech failure, and ditched, pilot drowned rest of crew saved. BLUES IN THE NIGHT.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37171977
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Tail gunner/Waist gunner/Bombardier-Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807918
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator