B-17 Flying Fortress
Flying Fortress B-17G 42-97257 'Knock-Out Baby!' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
This is the second of 2 pages of my father, Horace O. Turner's flight log of his 35 missions. It is a unique item that I am happy to share and hope everyone enjoys!
This is the first of two pages of a log that my father, Horace O. Turner, kept as he flew his 35 missions over the European Theater in 1944, really interesting! :-) I hope that all of you who view it enjoy it as much as I have!
Aerial Bombing Target photo belonging to Horace Turner
Horace O. "Hank" Turner as he was flying 35 missions as a Bombardier/Navigator in a B-17 Flying Fortress!
Horace O. Turner at the beginning of his service in WWll
Newspaper Clipping in the Austin American Statesman of Horace O. Turner being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross medal.
Roy Gieland Crew - 412th Sqn April 1944 - September 1944 BACK ROW Weatherall (eng), Rogers (waist gunner), Donald L. Clum (radio operator) Delbert G. Hubbard (ball turret gunner), Frank A. Martin (tail gunner), Charles T. Hyde (waist gunner) FRONT ROW Roy Gieland (pilot), Johnson (co-pilot), Anderson (navigator), H.O. Turner (bombardier) Photo supplied by Frank A. Martin
Flying Fortress B-17G 42-97257 'Knock-Out Baby!' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
Nose art of Flying Fortress B-17G 42-97257 'Knock-Out Baby!' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Dalhart 3/3/44; Grenier 26/3/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-L] Horham 28/3/44; with Horace O. Turner, 24/4/44, Bombardier/Navigator [wia]; with J.C. Bertram 11/7/44, Waist gunner: Ray Carpenter [wia]; with T.G. Bek 24/12/44, Ball turret gunner: Leon Erisman [wia]; with J. Durham force landed B-58 Moelsbroek, Belg. 28/3/45; 111m, Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/11/45. KNOCK-OUT BABY.
This aircraft was assigned to the 412th BS 95th BG Horham 28/3/1944. It survived the war and was sent for scrap 8/11/1945.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Dalhart 3/3/44; Grenier 26/3/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-L] Horham 28/3/44; with Horace O. Turner, 24/4/44, Bombardier/Navigator [wia]; with J.C. Bertram 11/7/44, Waist gunner: Ray Carpenter [wia]; with T.G. Bek 24/12/44,...
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August...
Squadron
Military | Lieutenant | Command Navigator | 95th Bomb Group
95th Bomb Group, 412th Bomb Squadron April 44 to September 44, 35 missions with the Roy Gielen crew and then with the Lyle Scott crew. Returned to the states to train new crews, then went inactive while he returned to college and later medical school....
Military | Corporal | Navigator | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Left Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
WIA. 11 Jul 1944. B-17G AC #42-97257 'Knock-Out Baby'
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Ball Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
WIA on 24 Dec 1944 in B-17G #42-97257 'Knock-out Baby'.
Military | Pilot
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Military site : airfield
Horham airfield was planned and built for RAF use, but handed over to the Eighth Air Force and used initially by the 47th Bomb Group. When they joined the Twelfth Air Force in January 1943, it became home to the B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group....
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Combat casualty | Friedrichshafen, Germany | 24 April 1944 |
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With Lt. Horace O. Turner, Bombardier/Navigator [WIA] |
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| Combat casualty | Friedrichshafen, Germany | 11 July 1944 |
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With Lt John C Bertram 11/7/44, Waist gunner: Ray Carpenter [WIA]. |
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| Combat casualty | 24 December 1944 | |
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With Lt Thomas G Bek 24/12/44, Ball turret gunner: Leon Erisman [WIA]. |
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| Crashed | Melsbroek, 1820 Steenokkerzeel, Belgium | 28 March 1945 |
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Force landed B-58 Moelsbroek, Belgium. 28/3/45. Pilot Lt John O Durham. |
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| Returned Stateside | Bradley Field, Salisbury, NC 28147, USA | 26 June 1945 |
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Returned to the USA Bradley 26/6/45. 111 mission veteran, sold for scrap. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 09 March 2016 13:26:20 | aquaflow1 | Changes to description |
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Added by Karen Turner, daughter of Horace O. Turner |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 March 2016 13:21:59 | aquaflow1 | Changes to events |
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Added by daughter of Horace Turner, Karen Turner. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 March 2016 09:53:58 | aquaflow1 | Changes to description |
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Added by Karen Turner, daughter of Horace Turner. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 March 2016 09:46:34 | aquaflow1 | Changes to markings and mission associations |
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Added by Karen Turner, daughter of Horace Turner. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 09 March 2016 07:16:33 | aquaflow1 | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Added by Karen Turner, daughter of Horace O "Hank" Turner. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 December 2015 19:53:46 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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