42-31414

media-30823.jpeg UPL 30823 Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 1414) belly landed at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 28 January 1944. 401St Bomb Group.

42-31414 (401st BG 615th BS IY-J) assigned 14 jan 44, 1 mission, scrapped after this ground accident, undercarriage retracted by error.

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Object Number - UPL 30823 - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 1414) belly landed at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 28 January 1944. 401St Bomb Group. 42-31414 (401st...

Delivered Cheyenne 1/11/43; Kearney 16/11/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-J] Deenethorpe 14/1/44; on ferry trip from Little Staughton to Deenethorpe 27/1/44 with Mitch Woods, Co-pilot: Leon Van Sycle, Navigator: Rich Montfort, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Agee, Radio Operator: Nunzib Paola, pass-Don Lamb; cp was at controls and came down on wrong runway, but pilot Woods put up landing gear switch instead of flaps, crash landed base, (7 Returned to Duty); Salvaged n/battle damaged 2 SAD Lilett Staughton 30/1/44.

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Units served with

2nd Strategic Air Depot

Unit Hierarchy: Depot
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Maintenance

401st Bomb Group

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

615th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Jack Douglas Agee

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 6962724
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Elisha P Houpt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Corporal
Role/Job: Passenger

Donald D Lamb

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 38444211
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Richard L Montfort

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Nunzio D Paola

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18139018
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Missions

8th Air Force 187

Date: 21 January 1944

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA	1 November 1943	Delivered Cheyenne AAF 1-Nov-43.
Assigned	Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK	14 January 1944	Assigned 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.
Crashed	Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK	27 January 1944	On ferry trip copilot was at controls and came down on wrong runway, but pilot Woods put up landing gear switch instead of flaps, belly landed base.
Other Salvaged	Little Staughton, Bedford MK44 2BT, UK	30 January 1944	Salvaged to 2SAD Little Staughton 30-Jan-44.
Manufactured	Seattle, WA, USA		Built at Boeing.