42-97059 Marsha Sue
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FRE 6252
B-17 Flying Fortresses, (GD-P, serial number 44-6163), (VP-V, serial number 43-37791) and (VP-S,serial number 42-97059) nicknamed "Marsha Sue" of the 381st Bomb Group are escorted by a P-51 Mustang of the 355th Fighter Group during a practice mission. Written on slide casing: 'B-17s Flf 42299.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Gr Island 6/2/44;ass 457BG Glatton 12/2/44; transferred 533BS/381BG [VP- ] Ridgewell 15/3/44; 48m battle damaged Cologne 12/12/44 with Ruf; coll en route with 43-38986, sheared rudder off, force landed Belgium, sal 5/1/45; MARSHA SUE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Francis E. Warren AFB, WY, USA | 24 January 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 24-Jan-44. |
Assigned |
Glatton, Huntingdon PE28 5RR, UK | 12 February 1944 | Assigned to 457BG 12-Feb-44. |
Assigned |
Ridgewell, Halstead CO9, UK | 15 March 1944 | Transferred 533BS, 381BG 15-Mar-44. |
Crashed |
Saint-Denis, 7034 Mons, Belgium | 12 December 1944 | Mission to Cologne. Collision en route with 43-38986, sheared rudder off, force landed Belgium. 12-Dec-44. |
Other Destroyed enemy action |
Saint-Denis, 7034 Mons, Belgium | 1 January 1945 | Destroyed on ground as a result of strafing St Denis-Westrum- Op Bodenplatte. |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |