43-38167

Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 22/7/44; during assembly for Chemnitz 6/2/45 with ?, mid air coll with 43-38699; crashed Prickwillow, UK; crews bailed, but one man killed plus two civilians; Missing Air Crew Report 12371; Salvaged 2/3/45.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Aircraft

43-38699

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

France 6 February 1945

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added an association to A/C #43-38699 per the info in the A/C description section.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12371 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database