42-97170 Julie Mae
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UPL 39450
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside their Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Julie Mae' at 8th Air Force base in England on 11 May 1944."
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Kearney 13/2/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-A] Kimbolton 30/3/44; Missing in Action Stuttgart 9/12/44 with Bob Kennewick, Art Gordon, Joe Werley, Art Reynolds, Turrell Benson, Ralph Weiss, Don LaRose (7 Killed in Action); Sam Hamilton, Bob Clark (2 Returned to Duty); mid air coll with 42-97833 (379BG); crashed Romilly Sur Seine, Fr; Salvaged 16/12/44. JULIE MAE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20343711
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34403543
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-928051
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Missions
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY | 5 February 1944 | |
Assigned |
Kimbolton Airfield, UK | 30 March 1944 | 379BG 527BS FO-A |
Crashed |
Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 9 December 1944 | Collided with another B-17 (42-97833) which severed the tail off of this a/c. Robert Kennewick Crew 7 KIA 2 RTD |
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Sources
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/hfettv/the_front_…