John A Storie

Military

WIA. 19 May 1943. B-17F #42-29694 'Southern Belle'

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Southern Belle
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
Ground crew of the 95th Bomb Group attend to an explosion caused whilst loading bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress at Alconbury. Aircraft pictured are: B-17F (serial number 42-29808) and B-17F (serial number 42-29706) nicknamed "Passion Flower" (after the Disney character from 'Bambi')- both were written off as a result of the explosion. Printed caption on reverse: 'A-25287 AG Planes 3 and 4 (later) in foreground were damaged beyond repair. The scene of the explosion, which ocurred as bombs were loaded in
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Passion Flower
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Carrie | Philly-Brooklyn
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron 326th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Maryland

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Sources

Combat Chronology, Unit Website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia