41-24411 Dottie

Assigned 325BS/92BG Bangor 13/7/42; 97BG Polebrook 8/42; Salvaged NBD 21/10/42. DOTTIE.



This aircraft was assigned to 97BG/414BS and participated in the mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. The aircraft returned to Polebrook with extensive battle damage and was declared a Category E (damaged beyond repair) loss. The wreck was transferred to Burtonwood to be salvaged for spare parts. No information was found concerning the crew as of this writing 29-Oct-2014.

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Units served with

Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Burtonwood airfield, 10 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/622. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Base Air Depot Area (BADA) : 1st Base Air Depot (1 BAD)

Missions

Revisions

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See AAM 42-3348 and FLYING FORTRESS 1936 -1945, various entries to confirm tge early Boeing serial number ( F-5-BO) is not a match to the latter DOTTIE image of a Douglas B-17F.

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AAM entry at F-Dl 42-3348, Dottie.

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See FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945 discussions and example of paintwork and modifications.

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Lee Cunningham 29-Oct-2014. Description based on "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman; Lossed of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log