42-31476 Tird Burd
Delivered Cheyenne 5/11/43; Gt Falls 12/11/43; Gr Island 27/11/43; Assigned 342BS/97BG Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Regensburg 22/2/44 with 2Lt Paul A Kovacs, 2Lt Frank B Thompson, 2Lt Thomas C Straub, 2Lt William M Bolin, T/Sgt Lawrence U Moulthrop, T/Sgt Kabasta, S/Sgt Egan, S/Sgt Arrington, S/Sgt Garcia, S/Sgt Allen, S/Sgt Needham; enemy aircraft, crashed Regensburg; nine chutes seen; 9 x POW, 2 x KIA MACR 2490.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 5 November 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 5-Nov-43. |
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Manufactured |
Regensburg, Germany | 22 February 1944 | Missing in Action Regensburg 22-Feb-44 enemy aircraft, crashed Regensburg; nine chutes seen MACR 2490. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |