42-40018 | American Air Museum

42-40018

Delivered Denver 3/11/43; Des Moines 10/11/43; Mitchel 23/11/43; Assigned 482BG (H2X) Alconbury 10/12/43; transferred 422NLS/305BG [JJ-U] Chelveston 11/2/44; then to 384NG Grafton Underwood 1/8/44; 379BG Kimbolton 4/8/44; force landed Continent 15/1/45; sal 21/1/45.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

A P-61 Black Widow (serial number 42-5558) of the 422nd Night Fighter Squadron taxies along the runway at Podington, July, 1944. Image via William Furness. Written on slide casing: '422 NFS.'

422nd Night Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

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

Places

Aerial photograph of Alconbury airfield, looking east. The technical site is at the top, the bomb dump is on the left, 9 May 1944. Photograph taken by 13th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group USAAF, sortie number US/7GR/LOC334. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Alconbury

Site type: Airfield

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Aerial photograph of Kimbolton airfield looking west, the bomb dump and technical site with a T2 hangar is on the left, 10 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/635. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Kimbolton

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date3 May 2023 15:46:14

Contributorjmoore43

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Added association to the 379BG as listed in the A/C description.

Date3 May 2023 15:44:38

Contributorjmoore43

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Added association to the 384NG as listed in the A/C description.

Date3 May 2023 15:42:12

Contributorjmoore43

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Added associations to the 422NLS & 305BG as listed in the A/C description.

Date3 May 2023 15:39:41

Contributorjmoore43

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Added an association to the 482BG as listed in the A/C description.

Date3 May 2023 15:37:43

Contributorjmoore43

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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.

SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-10-ve-42-39958-4…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:51

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log