41-9024 King Condor

media-19654.jpeg UPL 19654 B-17 41-9024 'King Condor' Crash landed Grafton Underwood 1/8/42 pilot Lt Claude Lawrence (10 Returned to Duty); ran off runway, through hedge and hit English truck, killing driver John Jimmison; first aircraft Salvaged.

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Object Number - UPL 19654 - B-17 41-9024 'King Condor' Crash landed Grafton Underwood 1/8/42 pilot Lt Claude Lawrence (10 Returned to Duty); ran off runway, through hedge and...

Assigned 414BS/97BG Polebrook 3/42; arrived at Grafton Underwood on 6-Jul-42 crash landed Grafton Underwood 1-Aug-42 with Claude Lawrence, Co-pilot: R.Brown, Navigator: M.Jones, Bombardier: R. Buchana, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: J. James, Radio Operator: H. Birdsong, Ball turret gunner: O. Hester, Waist gunner: C. Cockrell, Waist gunner: C. Watson, Tail gunner: P. Trapani (10 Returned to Duty); ran off runway, through hedge and hit English truck, killing driver John Jimmison; first aircraft Salvaged. KING CONDOR.

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Units served with

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

97th Bomb Group

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

People

H P Birdsong

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Reuben J Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

R E Buchanan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Chaude E Cockrell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Orville R Hester

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK 1 August 1942 Crash landed Grafton Underwood 1-Aug42. Ran off runway, through hedge and hit English truck, killing driver John Jimmison.

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Salvaged

Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK 2 August 1942 97 Bomb Group's first salvaged A/C.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 7-Jan-2016. Added UK arrival date to Description, converted dates to USAAF military-style signification. Arrival per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story", Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 17-Oct-2014, Roger A. Freeman/Dave Osborne, "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story."

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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