Louis J Simpson Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
A battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102555) of the 305th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2102353 KY-F- 7/44.' media-407699.jpg FRE 4300 A battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102555) of the 305th Bomb Group. The aircraft was damaged when a 500lb bomb smashed through the nose of the aircraft while flying over the Target on 18 July 1944. Navigator Lieutenant L J Simpson was killed in the accident

Handwritten caption on reverse: '2102353 KY-F- 7/44.' Roger Freeman Collection

Incident on 18 July 1944Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Diary,

Object Number - FRE 4300 - A battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102555) of the 305th Bomb Group. The aircraft was damaged when a 500lb bomb smashed through...

Simpson was killed in action on 18 July 1944 when a 500lb bomb fell through the nose of his aircraft over the target. The aircraft, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102555) managed to return to base.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A battle damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102555) of the 305th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2102353 KY-F- 7/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

18 July 1944

Born

Texas

Revisions

Date
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources

Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Diary

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Combat Chronology p. 139 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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