42-107032 | American Air Museum

42-107032 Any time annie

Delivered Tulsa 2/2/44; Gr Island 13/4/44; Dow Fd 17/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/4/44; no ops, transferred 367BS/306BG [GY- ] Thurleigh 12/5/44; Missing in Action Stettin 13/5/44 with Henry Hansen, Co-pilot: Edwin Locke, Navigator: Vince Kiely, Bombardier: George Clements, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Maxwell, Radio Operator: Clarry O’Malley, Ball turret gunner: Don Urban, Waist gunner: John Hamilton, Tail gunner: Dominic Bloise (9 Returned to Duty); flak KOd #2 & #3, ditched North Sea about 60 miles from UK, all saved by ASR; No MACR. ANY TIME ANNIE

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.

367th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Dominic M Bloise

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39037974
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

George W Clements

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier; Navigator

John T Hamilton

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13020580
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Henry E Hansen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Vincent J Kiely

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-694679
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Aerial photograph of Nuthampstead Airfield looking north, the technical and recreation sites are on the left, the ammunition dump and firing butts are at the bottom, 9 June 1948. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/53. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Nuthampstead

Site type: Airfield

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'

Thurleigh

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Bedford

Revisions

Date10 Apr 2020 03:50:48

Contributorjmoore43

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Added connection to the 8th AF.
Added connections to the 367 BS & 306 BG mentioned in A/C description.

Date10 Apr 2020 03:32:36

Contributorjmoore43

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Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

Date10 Apr 2020 03:30:34

Contributorjmoore43

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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description”.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:15

ContributorAAM

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log