42-37983

The tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37983) of the 381st Bomb Group on a beach. Handwritten on attached slide casing: "Rup A 876. 381st BG, B-17." Handwritten caption on reverse: '"I told you we shouldn't change the aircraft letter!" 6/3/44. R. Bowers.' media-413560.jpg FRE 4876 The tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37983) of the 381st Bomb Group on a beach. Handwritten on attached slide casing: "Rup A 876. 381st BG, B-17." Handwritten caption on reverse: '"I told you we shouldn't change the aircraft letter!" 6/3/44. R. Bowers.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 4876 - The tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37983) of the 381st Bomb Group on a beach. Handwritten on attached slide casing: "Rup A 876....

Delivered Denver 4/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Presque Is 9/12/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-N] Ridgewell 22/1/44; battle damaged Berlin 6/3/44 with Rod Cahill, crew ? ; crash landed North Foreland, Kent, UK.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Roderick T Cahill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-804609
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

N Foreland Hill, Broadstairs CT10 3QU, UK On North Foreland beach

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Joe Baugher

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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The tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37983) of the 381st Bomb Group on a beach. Handwritten on attached slide casing: "Rup A 876. 381st BG, B-17." Handwritten caption on reverse: '"I told you we shouldn't change the aircraft letter!" 6/3/44. R. Bowers.'

Object number: FRE 4876 - The tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number...