42-37958 Old Faithful
B-17 42-31187 'Buckeye Boomerang' next in line.
Object Number - UPL 51271 - "Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" warming up to take-off on another death dealing mission against the Nazis. The planes were attached to the 91st Bomb...
Delivered Denver 27/10/43; Gr Island 11/11/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-G] Bassingbourn 20/12/43; 36m ex-St Nazaire, sustained battle damage and crash landed Wincanton, Som. UK., 25/6/44 with Peter Mikonis, Co-pilot: Frank Pepper, Navigator: Joe Sullivan, Bombardier: Will Stevens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Anderson, Radio Operator: Doug Deurmyer, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Stein, Waist gunner: Dick Mehlberg, Tail gunner: Dean McDowell (9 Killed in Action); flak KO’d #3, dropped back and eventually reached UK, then wing broke off, crashed Snag Farm, Stoke Trister, near Wincanton, Somerset, UK; Salvaged by 2SAD. OLD FAITHFUL.
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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 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39410287
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39460654
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37485106
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36277657
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20236274 / O-814519
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Denver AAF, CO | 27 October 1943 | Delivered to Denver AAF 27/10/43 |
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Assigned |
Bassingbourn, UK | 20 December 1943 | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Wincanton, UK | 25 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) -St Nazaire, battle damaged, attempted to return to UK, damaged wing collapsed, crashed Wincanton, Somerset 9 x KIA |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Douglas. |
