42-97532

A 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (JJ-V, serial number 42-97532) parked at Chelveston airbase on the 26th of April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Sal 26/4/44. 2 SAD.' media-458144.jpg FRE 10463 A 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (JJ-V, serial number 42-97532) parked at Chelveston airbase on the 26th of April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Sal 26/4/44. 2 SAD.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 10463 - A 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (JJ-V, serial number 42-97532) parked at Chelveston airbase on the 26th of April 1944....

Delivered Denver 13/12/43; Columbus 11/1/44; Langley 12/1/44; Assigned 482BG (H2X) Alconbury 25/1/44; transferred 422BS/305BG [JJ-V] Chelveston 26/3/44; detailed flight to Glatton in preparation for the following day’s mission, with Capt Bill Riegler, Co-pilot: Tom Cushman, Navigator: Bill Anderson, Bombardier: Leon Babler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leonard Click, Radio Operator: Milton Lipa, Ball turret gunner: Nisham Ohaiian, Waist gunner: Francis Malloy, Waist gunner: Joe Clement,Tail gunner: John Jack (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed base, too far down the runway, causing severe damage to fuselage; sal 2 SAD 26/4/44.

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The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-97532: Gallery (2 items)

A 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (JJ-V, serial number 42-97532) parked at Chelveston airbase on the 26th of April 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Sal 26/4/44. 2 SAD.'

Object number: FRE 10463 - A 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group B-17...

Object number: UPL 41664 - RECOVERY underway. Photo from 457BG Association.