42-31229 Bad Egg
Delivered Cheyenne 8/10/43; Gr Island 26/10/43; Romulus 1/11/43; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-S] Framlingham 11/11/43; (56m) Missing in Action Dusseldorf 9/9/44, caught fire from explosion of 42-97871; flew two hours on one engine with Pete Hartnett, Co-pilot: John Warner, Navigator: Bill Abraham, Bombardier: Hyman Mozner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John O’Connor, Radio Operator: Julius Shapiro, Ball turret gunner: Jim Cole, Waist gunner: Fred Kaiser,Tail gunner: Clarry Parker. (9 Returned to Duty); force landed on continental A/Fd A-22, France; salvaged and repaired by modifying to F model by 458 St/Sqd, 14/11/44. BAD EGG.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15382998
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Egg
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 390th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Revisions
AAMimage is a repainting and modification of 41-24484 ex-91st BG.