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A bomber crew of the 487th Bomb Group and their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37933) nicknamed "Yankee Maid". Image via Roy K Snell. Snell has handwritten on the reverse: 'Our "Yankee Made" [sic] and the crew after about 30 missions. Squadron engineering officer in overseas cap.'
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Delivered Cheyenne 6/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 1/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 2/7/44; Missing in Action Derben, Ger 14/1/45 with Harry Nyland, Bill Rhett, Ray Litka, John Claxton, Angelo Ovial, Saverio Costantino, Francis Wetzel, Ed Kolb (8 Prisoner of War); Frank Abbote (Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-98013 (487BG); crashed Redefin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11732. YANKEE MAID.
Service
Units
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Group
The 487th Bomb Group began operations as preparations for D-Day were reaching their crescendo and played their part by bombing airfields in northern France. Like the 486th Bomb Group, the 487th switched to B-17 Flying Fortress for missions from 1...
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People
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 487th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 14 January 1945
Purple Heart
Note: His family name was Abbate, but the spelling of his surname was changed to Abbote in military records by February 1942, when he registered for the draft.
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Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 487th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 1/14/45 in B-17 'Yankee Maid' #43-37933
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Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 487th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 14 Jan 1945 in B-17G #43-37933 'Yankee Maid'.
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 487th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 14 Jan 1945 in B-17G #43-37933 'Yankee Maid'.
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Military | Sergeant | Bombardier, Nose Gunner | 487th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 1/14/45 in B-17G #43-37933 'Yankee Maid'.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 487th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 1/14/45 in B-17G #43-37933 'Yankee Maid'.
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Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 487th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 14 Jan 1945 in B-17G #43-37933 'Yankee Maid'.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 487th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 14 Jan 1945 in B-17G #43-37933 'Yankee Maid'.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 487th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Redefin on 1/14/45 in B-17G #43-37933 'Yankee Maid'.
Places
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Military site : airfield
Lavenham was built as a standard USAAF bomber airfield, with fifty hardstandings, T2 hangars and 2,000 and 1,400 feet runways. John Laing and Son Ltd. carried out the work in 1943, and the airfield opened in April 1944. The 487th Bomb Group occupied...
Events
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Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany |
14 January 1945 |