43-37971
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 4890 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (DT-J, serial number 43-37971) of the 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group at Grafton Underwood, January 1945. Handwritten...
Delivered Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 21/6/44; Grenier 12/7/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-T] Grafton Underwood 17/7/44.
To Istres, France but en route crash landed with Bob Sheahan on Guernsey, Channel Is, 11/6/45. Returning to Grafton Underwood from Istres, bad weather over England and poor navigation forced pilot to attempt a landing on Guernsey Island. Pilot ground-looped aircraft to prevent running off the end of the runway. There were no personnel injuries.
Salvaged 12/6/45.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 38452829
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33609504
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-718416
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
- Date: 4 April 1945
- Date: 31 March 1945
- Date: 30 March 1945
- Date: 28 March 1945
- Date: 26 March 1945
Revisions
AAIR 45-06-11-526 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database