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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17G-40-BO #42-97093 "I'll Get By" Code: BI-S 390th Bomb Group - 569th Bomb Squadron - 8th AF
Delivered Cheyenne 28/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-S] Framlingham 3/3/44 DOC'S FLYING CIRCUS, then GIRL OF MY DREAMS; on mission 21/7/44 with ? , Lt Sam Dubin (Killed in Action); severe icing during assembly for Kassel mission 30/12/44, and went into spin, during which two bailed Lyles and Spector, but both KIA. Pilot Orman Coffin recovered fron spin and returned to base safely, Missing Air Crew Report 11255, 114m, Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 15/12/45. I'LL GET BY.
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
Military | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 95
Military | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 11
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) nearGrodzisk in B-17 #4338600
Military | Captain | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crew Number 6. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Waist Gunner on B-17's out of Framlingham, England | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 14
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 22
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Hubblerath in B-17 Bundles of Trouble #4297871
Military | Bombardier; Togglier | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G #42-97093 'Doc's Flying Circus' 'Girl of my Dreams' 'I'll Get By'.
Military | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 11
Military | Major | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed B-17 #43-37866 in Switzerland on 5 September 1944, after being hit by Flak over Stuttgart, Germany. Also served in Korea.
23 March 1944
The industrial areas of Brunswick, Munster, Osnabruck, and Achmer, Germany as well as the airfield at Handorf, Germany become the targets for a force of 768 heavy bombers despatched by all three Air Divisions. The bomber gunner claims on German...
26 March 1944
9 V-Weapon sites in the Pas-de-Calaise, France area and 7 V-Weapon sites in the Cherbourg, France area are the targets of this mission. A combined force of 573 heavy bombers from all three Air Divisions are despatched. Mission Summary follows:
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27 March 1944
This mission might be likened to a "shotgun blast" as a combined force 714 heavy bombers are despatched form all three Air Divisions to attack 11 different German airfields and air depots in France. Mission summary follows:
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1 April 1944
The industrial areas of Ludwigshafen was the traget for this mission, but the mission was frustrated by heavy cloud cover and navigational errors that resulted in the mission going haywire. 3rd Air Division and 2nd Air Division despatch heavy bombers....
9 April 1944
10 April 1944
11 April 1944
12 April 1944
13 April 1944
19 April 1944
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
Military site : airfield
Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Delivered | Cheyenne, WY | 28 January 1944 |
| Assigned | Framlingham Airfield, UK | 3 March 1944 |
| Severe Icing | Framlingham Airfield, UK | 30 December 1944 |
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Severe Icing during form up caused the a/c to go into a spin. Two crew bailed out but were KIA. The pilot recovered from the spin and returned to base safely. |
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| Returned to the U.S. | Bradley Army Airfield, Windsor Locks, CT | 29 June 1945 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 01 December 2020 02:47:14 | 466thHistorian | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, events, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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http://5085.sydneyplus.com/final/portal.aspx?lang=en-US |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 26 March 2018 21:54:52 | terveurn | Changes to description |
| Sources | ||
correct date from MACR |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11255 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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