42-97298 The Floose
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ALFRED B. CLUMPNER CREW - 358th BS
B-17G #42-97298 The Floose 358th BS (VK-H)
(crew assigned 358BS: 4 May 1944 - photo: 11 May 1944)
Back Left to Right:
2Lt Lowell L Rickey (Bombardier), 2Lt John P Connor (Navigator), 2Lt Ernest A. Whittall (Co-Pilot), 2Lt Alfred B. Clumpner (Pilot)(KIA)
Front Left to Right:
S/Sgt Erwin C Zimmer (Radio Operator)(KIA), Sgt James S Baker (Waist Gunner)(KIA), S/Sgt Kenneth R Pickell (Flight Engineer)(KIA),
Sgt Dwight W Van Nemo (Waist Gunner), Sgt John W Goetz (Ball Turret Gunner)(KIA), Sgt Elmer E Simpson (Tail Gunner)(POW)
Printed caption on reverse: '61062 AC- Lt Cumpner and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group besides the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "The Floose". England 11 Mau 1944. US Air Force Photo.' Roger Freeman Collection
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Object Number - FRE 9503 - Lieutenant Clumpner's crew of the 303rd Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97298) nicknamed "The Floose". From...
Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Rapid City 4/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 22/2/44; no ops, transferred 96BG Snetterton 22/4/44; then 358BS/303BG [VK-H] Molesworth 6/5/44; 102m crash landed Snetterton with Bill Hackett 24/12/44; Salvaged 2 SAD. THE FLOOSE (IT FLIES)..
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Depot
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Maintenance
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32719803
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18167235
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20840217
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-757162
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-690373
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 16 February 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 16-Feb-44. |
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Assigned |
Nuthampstead, Royston SG8, UK | 22 February 1944 | Assigned 398BG 22-Feb-44. |
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Assigned |
Norwich NR16 2JU, UK | 22 April 1944 | Transferred 96BG 22-Apr-44. |
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Assigned |
Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK | 6 May 1944 | Transferred 358BS, 303BG 6-May-44. |
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Crashed |
Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK | 10 August 1944 | Landing Accident Molesworth/Sta 107 Cat 3 damage Lt Arnold S Litman, 10-Aug-44. B-17G 42-97298 - 358BS 303BG 8AF |
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Crashed |
Snetterton Heath, Quedgeley, Gloucester GL2 2HF, UK | 24 December 1944 | Landing Accident U/C collapse, pilot error Snetterton Heath/Sta 138 Cat 4 damage Lt William H Hackett, 24-Dec-44. B-17G 42-97298 - 358BS 303BG 8AF |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | ||
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Other Salvaged |
Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon PE28, UK | Salvaged to 2 SAD. |
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