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].'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-414559.jpg.webp?itok=HxnrSSMe)
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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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-828349
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31421367
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
Lavenham, Sudbury, Suffolk, UK | 14 July 1944 | |
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Crashed |
Poland | 15 March 1945 |