42-97791 Trudy

A batle damaged B-17G Flying Fortress (XM-O, serial number 42-97791) of the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). Official caption on image: "ISAD 27 June 1944. 1660 (WPU, Battle Damage, B-17G. 42-97791, Rougham) FA." Handwritten caption on reverse: '94th Bomb Group, 4th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Div.' media-408418.jpg FRE 3800 A batle damaged B-17G Flying Fortress (XM-O, serial number 42-97791) of the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). Official caption on image: "ISAD 27 June 1944. 1660 (WPU, Battle Damage, B-17G. 42-97791, Rougham) FA." Handwritten caption on reverse: '94th Bomb Group, 4th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Div.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 3800 - A batle damaged B-17G Flying Fortress (XM-O, serial number 42-97791) of the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham)....

Delivered Denver 28/2/44; 1SAG Langley 17/3/44; Grenier 5/4/44; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-O] Rougham 10/4/44; on bomb run over Berlin 19/5/44 a stick of bombs knocked off the stabiliser of a ship below #42-31540 which crashed below killing all crew; force landed base with Bob Weltz due to mechanical malfunction / after suffering bird strike 11/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 21/7/45; 4185 BU Independence 30/11/45; 237 BU Kirtland 25/12/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Albuquerque 7/2/46. TRUDY.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Missions

Aircraft

42-31540

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Donna Mae
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Buckley AFB, Aurora, CO, USA 28 February 1944 Delivered to USAAF. Denver AFB, CO, USA

Assigned

Bury St Edmunds, Bury Saint Edmunds, UK 10 April 1944 Assigned to 322BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Bury St Edmunds, Bury Saint Edmunds, UK 11 December 1944 Force landed base with Bob Weltz due to mechanical malfunction / after suffering bird strike 11-Dec-44.

Other

Returned to ZI

Bradley International Airport, Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA 21 July 1945 Returned to the USA Bradley Field 21-Jul-45.

Other

Sold for scrap

Albuquerque, NM, USA 7 February 1946 Sold for scrap metal Albuquerque 7-Feb-46.

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

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Added a space to the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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A batle damaged B-17G Flying Fortress (XM-O, serial number 42-97791) of the 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). Official caption on image: "ISAD 27 June 1944. 1660 (WPU, Battle Damage, B-17G. 42-97791, Rougham) FA." Handwritten caption on reverse: '94th Bomb Group, 4th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Div.'

Object number: FRE 3800 - A batle damaged B-17G Flying Fortress (XM-O...