Francis Joseph Bradburn

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-34599.jpeg UPL 34599 A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group and their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-102937) nicknamed "Ready Freddie"


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Object Number - UPL 34599 - A bomber crew of the 95th Bomb Group and their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-102937) nicknamed "Ready Freddie"

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Non operational flight to Duxford in B-17 42-102937 'Ready Freddie'; pilot clipped control tower beacon, lost control and crashed into barracks building. Died non Battle (DNB)



Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15108036 / O-813786
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ready Freddie
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Scotland, MD 14 February 1923 Son of Joseph A and Murial L Bradburn.

Enlisted

Washington, DC 7 December 1942 Washington, District Of Columbia

Died

Duxford, UK 19 July 1944 Non operational flight; crash at Duxford. Died non Battle (DNB)

Based

Horham 19 July 1944 Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Combat Sup, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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