Norman McComb

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37797 'Gin Mill Special', Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Combat and ground personnel attend to a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37797) nicknamed "Wolverine II" of the 94th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official caption printed on image:'1972 HON. 1-5-44 Aero Repair. B-17 G 42-37797 J.'

42-37797

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Panther, Ginmill Special, Wolverine II
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

18 April 1944

Born

Holyoke, Massachusetts

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4155