43-38383

media-16176.jpeg UPL 16176 B-17G-85-BO #43-38383 Code: LN-A & LN-F
100th BG - 350th BS

Survived the war. Returned to the US 466th Bomb Group collection

Michael Faley-100th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16176 - B-17G-85-BO #43-38383 Code: LN-A & LN-F 100th BG - 350th BS Survived the war. Returned to the US

Delivered Cheyenne 27/7/44; Hunter 5/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 482BG Alconbury 1/9/44; transferred 532BS/381BG Ridgewell 2/9/44; transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-A] Thorpe Abbotts 3/9/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 1/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 5/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 13/12/45.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne, WY, USA 27 July 1944

Assigned

Alconbury, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK 9 January 1945 482nd BG

Assigned

Ridgewell, Halstead, Essex CO9, UK 9 February 1945 381st BG

Assigned

Thorpe Abbotts, Diss, Norfolk IP21, UK 9 March 1945 100th BG

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

Chris Brassfield

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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Chris Brassfield

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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