41-24504 The Sad Sack
name updated to include 'The', to differentiate from #41-24479
Object Number - UPL 27468 - B-17F 41-24504 "The Sad Sack" of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group (Coded DF-D). Caption states that it is being posed for its last...
Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-D] Bangor 30/8/42; Bassingbourn 26/9/42; battle damaged Ludwigshafen 22/3/43 with Chas Cliburn, who brought her back to crash landed RAF Lt Horwood, (10 Returned to Duty); 42 missions completed. Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 15/3/44; en route from from UK to Dallas, US, 3/5/44 with Bob Lewis, Co-pilot: Bill Gates, Navigator: Wes Cofer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Howe, Radio Operator: Bob Knap, pass:- Capt Gerald Carverinj, Lts Emmett Gilbert (inj), Hugh Midgett, Bob Connor, Jack Compf, Dan Teschworth (11 Returned to Duty); power failure caused force landed two miles W of Kraffi, Ivory Coast 3/5/44; repaired and Returned to the USA for war bond tour. THE SAD SACK. Aircraft flew on 91st BG's first combat mission to Brest, Fr., 7th Nov. '42. Recorded as the longest serving original aircraft with the 91st BG and only withdrawn from combat duty due to lack of long range 'Tokyo' tanks.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19122414
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16019982
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 22 March 1943
- Date: 23 January 1943
- Date: 8 November 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 7 November 1942
- Official Description:
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Sad Sack
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
30 August 1942 | Assigned 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Crashed |
22 March 1943 | Crash landed RAF Horwood due to battle damage, pilot Lt Charles Cliburn. | |
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Crashed |
3 May 1944 | Force landed two miles W of Kraffi, Ivory Coast due to power failure 3-May-44. | |
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Manufactured |
Built at Boeing. | ||
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Delivered |
Delivered to USAAF. | ||
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Other Returned ZI |
Repaired and returned to US for war bond tour. |
Revisions
Ray Bowden's book 'Plane Names/ Fancy Noses' for mission details etc.
