43-37954 Goin' Jesse

Two children stand beneath the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37954) nicknamed "Going Jessie" of the 486th Bomb Group. Image via Roland A Andrews. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Going Jessie" 835th Sqd, 486th BG Photo taken Sunday June 23rd 1945.' media-380834.jpg FRE 2030 Two children stand beneath the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37954) nicknamed "Going Jessie" of the 486th Bomb Group. Image via Roland A Andrews. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Going Jessie" 835th Sqd, 486th BG Photo taken Sunday June 23rd 1945.' Roger Freeman Collection

The two boys are Ronald Leeks (left) and John Leeks (right) taken on the hard stand , Ten Tree Road GT Waldingfield outside my nans house

Object Number - FRE 2030 - Two children stand beneath the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37954) nicknamed "Going Jessie" of the 486th Bomb Group. Image via...

Delivered Cheyenne 9/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned 835BS/486BG [H8-K then C] Sudbury 8/7/44; 79m Returned to the USA Bradley 7/7/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 6/2/46. GOIN' JESSIE.

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

People

Roy Jon Frawley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2009072
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Corrected a typo in the A/C "Nickname" .

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486th web site, crew loading list. NOT listed by serial number in logbook of David Roper. However crew list shows he was the pilot on 9/12/44, mission 076 with 833rd bomb squadron.

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486th web site, crew loading list. NOT listed by serial number in logbook of David Roper. However crew list shows he was the pilot on 9/12/44, mission 076 with 833rd bomb squadron.

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486th website

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Two children stand beneath the nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-37954) nicknamed "Going Jessie" of the 486th Bomb Group. Image via Roland A Andrews. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Going Jessie" 835th Sqd, 486th BG Photo taken Sunday June 23rd 1945.'

Object number: FRE 2030 - Two children stand beneath the nose of a B-17...