Gerald Smith

Military

18 October 1943 with the assigned target of Duren, mission was recalled. B-17 #42-30374 'Little Sir Echo' crashed near Dover. All crew escaped injury.

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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

42-30374

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Sir Echo
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 345