42-5830 Hag of Harderwyck
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UPL 39042
"A crew of the 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group pose beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Hag of Harderwyk' at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 1 October 1943."
Delivered Long Beach 6/3/43; Sioux City 20/3/43; Kearney 9/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-T] Kimbolton 20/5/43 AL JO-SON; transferred 2 Base Air Depot, Lt Staughton 4/4/44; Returned to the USA Homestead 26/7/44; Tinker 1/9/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Ontario 7/5/45. HAG OF HARDWYCK.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18115104 / O-680716
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795841
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14016810
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32550949
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17003932 / O-731702
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Long Beach, CA | 6 March 1943 | Delivered to Long Beach 6-Mar-43. |
Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 20 May 1943 | Assigned 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
RAF Odiham, UK | 18 August 1943 | Forced landing RAF Odiham 18-Aug-43. |
Crashed |
Shipdham, UK | 11 January 1944 | Forced landing Shipdham 11-Jan-44. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Vega. |