42-31062 Holy Terror II
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 901 - The damaged chin turret of a B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30723) nicknamed "Holy Terror" of the 100th Bomb Group.
Delivered Cheyenne 14/9/43; Gr Island 28/9/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-D] Thorpe Abbotts 28/9/43; while on training mission on 29/12/43 with Lucius Lacy, Instr pilot-Capt Jack Swartout, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Hugh Smallwood, pass-Lt George Brannan, ran off runway & nosed up (4 Returned to Duty); battle damaged Pas de Calais 21/1/44 with Jim Stout feathered an engine, salvoed bombs in Channel then found landing gear out salvoed, crash landed Honington, Sfk. Salvaged 31/1/44. HOLY TERROR II.
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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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378743.jpg.webp?itok=HBB0lqjl)
- 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: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745909
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron 100th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot ; Commanding Officer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 14 September 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 14-Sep-43. |
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Assigned |
Thorpe Abbotts, Diss IP21 4JA, UK | 28 September 1943 | Assigned 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF 28-Sep-43. |
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Crashed |
Thorpe Abbotts, Diss IP21 4JA, UK | 29 December 1943 | Ran off runway & nosed over on training mission. Pilot Lt Lucius Lacy 4 x RTD. |
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Crashed |
Honington, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31 1QZ, UK | 21 January 1944 | Battle damaged Pas de Calais 21-Jan-44 feathered an engine, salvoed bombs into Channel then found landing gear out crash landed Honington Pilot Lt James R Stout. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
The B-17G-1-BO, 42-41062, is the Holy Terror in the image.
Note the lack of the forward, port side cheek gun window. The smaller forward window is visible port.
P. Marchese, Mar 25, 2021.
See FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945 for more on the B-17G-1-BO.
