42-107091 Forbidden Fruit
![Airmen inspect a battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-10791) of the 452nd Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: 'ISAD-9-May-44-1011 (WPU, Crash Battle Damage, B17G-42-107091, Rattlesden) FA.' Image stamped on reverse: 'Official Photograph US Photographic section.' [stamp]](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-380639.jpg.webp?itok=2nr-fCrs)
452nd Bomb Group
Object Number - FRE 1823 - Airmen inspect a battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-107091) of the 452nd Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image:...
Delivered Tulsa 17/2/44; Grenier 7/3/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green [9Z-D] 12/3/44; battle damaged Leige & Brussels 20/5/44 with Capt Ed Skurka, Co-pilot: H. S. Kronowski, Navigator: D. E. Newton, Bombardier: H.F. Martin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norman Burton, Radio Operator: Dave Bittner, Ball turret gunner: Norman Hess, Waist gunner: Chas Hickman, Waist gunner: John Chopelas (9 Returned to Duty); Tail gunner: John Tinker (Killed in Action); flak burst took off part of tail plane, aircraft limped home to land at Rattlesden US base, Sfk, but with controls damaged ran on into a meadow, with no injuries; however it clipped a crash truck fatally injury a 447 member; Salvaged. FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18074115
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18118365
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
CallyBoatwright452ndBGA - corrected spelling. Sec/Editor
![Airmen inspect a battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-10791) of the 452nd Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: 'ISAD-9-May-44-1011 (WPU, Crash Battle Damage, B17G-42-107091, Rattlesden) FA.' Image stamped on reverse: 'Official Photograph US Photographic section.' [stamp]](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380639.jpg.webp?itok=kJ8xRjdq)
