43-38028 High Tailed Lady

A B-17 Flying Fortress (2C-O, serial number 43-38028) of the 838th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group flies through flak. Handwritten caption on reverse: '338028, 2C-O [obscured].' media-414559.jpg FRE 8544 A B-17 Flying Fortress (2C-O, serial number 43-38028) of the 838th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group flies through flak. Handwritten caption on reverse: '338028, 2C-O [obscured].' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8544 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (2C-O, serial number 43-38028) of the 838th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group flies through flak. Handwritten caption on...

Delivered Cheyenne 17/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Presque Is 12/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-O] Lavenham 14/7/44; Missing in Action Oranienburg 15/3/45 with ?; force landed Bomst, Pol; Salvaged 28/3/45. HIGH TAILED LADY.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

People

Donald Forgotson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Henry W Hughey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34920702
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Harold L Kennedy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Paul M Montague

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Chester A Personette

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2069107
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Missions

889

  • Date: 15 March 1945

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, UK 14 July 1944

Crashed

Poland 15 March 1945

Revisions

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https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/43-38028-high-tailed-lady/

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Added 8th Air Force to Unit Associations.

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Description on this page.

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http://www.487thbg.org/roster/487thSqd838.htm

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (2C-O, serial number 43-38028) of the 838th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group flies through flak. Handwritten caption on reverse: '338028, 2C-O [obscured].'

Object number: FRE 8544 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (2C-O, serial number 43...