42-3154
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FRE 3988
A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3154) of the 379th Bomb Group in flight over California. Printed caption on reverse: '27344 AC - Boeing B-17F - The majestic grandeur of a Flying Fortress in the air. Caught by the camera's eye is a B-17F, while on an operations flight over California. U.S. Air Force Photo.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Denver 2/3/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-B] Dow Fd 19/4/43; Kimbolton 30/5/43; sustained battle damaged Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Don Murray, Co-pilot: Bob McGraw, Navigator: Bill Meyer, Bombardier: Chester Gwinn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Mike Curtin, Radio Operator: Rodger Tatum, Ball turret gunner: Frank Wininger, Waist gunner: Alex Robert, Waist gunner: Carl Moak, Tail gunner: John Rogers (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Rougham a/fd, Sfk, UK; Salvaged 16/8/43.
She was one of the "Original 41" assigned to the 379th BG and flown overseas by the group.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Airfield