42-97155

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97155) of the 94th Bomb Group and the nose guns of a B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: '297155 C-, 94 BG.' media-418360.jpg FRE 9497 A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97155) of the 94th Bomb Group and the nose guns of a B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: '297155 C-, 94 BG.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 9497 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97155) of the 94th Bomb Group and the nose guns of a B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: '297155...

Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Gr Island 7/2/44; Kearney 18/2/44; Assigned 333BS/94BG [TS-C] Rougham 3/3/44; Missing in Action Poznan 11/4/44 with Glenn Johnson, Co-pilot: Elden Clark, Navigator: Vance Graham, Bombardier: Selleck Scofield, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kirby Donobo, Radio Operator: Chas Silvers, Ball turret gunner: Ray Herndon, Waist gunner: John Jennings, Waist gunner: Sol Hoch Stein, Tail gunner: Isadore Levine (10 INT); flak hits & enemy aircraft damage, force landed Bulltofta Afd, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 3862. Later used as Swedish air liner SE-BAO, scrapped 1948.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

People

Elden D Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Kirby O Donoho

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Vance P Graham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ray C Herndon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Sol Hochstein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 11 April 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

Date
ContributorJohn Hoffmann
Changes
Sources

Forced Landing Collection website: http://www.forcedlandingcollection.se/USAAFe/USAAF039-440411-b17g.html

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3862 / MACR 8841 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97155) of the 94th Bomb Group and the nose guns of a B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: '297155 C-, 94 BG.'

Object number: FRE 9497 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97155) of...