42-97320 Hot Rock

media-26395.jpeg UPL 26395 A group of 384th BG B-17's that have landed AWAY at the 56th FG base at Boxted, 28 June 1944 because of bad weather at Station 106.

Left group, front to rear:

B-17G-45-BO #42-97320 "Hot Rock" Code: SU-G
B-17G-70-BO #43-37703 "Tremblin' Gremlin II" Code: SU-P

Right group, front to rear:

B-17G-30-VE #42-97824 no name Code: SU-U
B-17G-55-BO #42-102661 "Big Dog: Code: SU-L
B-17G-95-DL #44-6141 "Sneakin' Deacon" Code: SU-F
B-17G-45-BO #42-97309 "Kathleen - Lady of Victory" JD-C
384th Bomb Group collection

Added association to Irving Brayer. Brayer was photo and communications officer of the 56th Fighter Group, and took this image in June 1944.

Object Number - UPL 26395 - A group of 384th BG B-17's that have landed AWAY at the 56th FG base at Boxted, 28 June 1944 because of bad weather at Station 106. Left group,...

Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/44; Gr Island 6/3/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-G] Grafton Underwood 7/4/44; FTR with J. S. Hoppen, enemy aircraft, force landed Belgium 10/1/45; Salvaged.

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Units served with

Places

Missions

  • Date: 9 December 1944
  • Date: 6 December 1944
  • Date: 4 December 1944
  • Date: 2 December 1944
  • Date: 30 November 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne, WY, USA 18 February 1944

Assigned

Grafton Underwood NN14, UK 7 April 1944 384BG

Other

Damaged/Force Landed

Belgium 10 January 1945

Revisions

Date
ContributorRayWells
Changes
Sources

added pic

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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