42-97931 Madame queen

French prisoners of war await transport home in a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97931) nicknamed "Madame Queen" of the 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'French POW's flown back to France after war. IN-Q then IW-A "Madame Queen".' media-414271.jpg FRE 8094 French prisoners of war await transport home in a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97931) nicknamed "Madame Queen" of the 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'French POW's flown back to France after war. IN-Q then IW-A "Madame Queen".' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8094 - French prisoners of war await transport home in a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97931) nicknamed "Madame Queen" of the 401st Bomb Group....

Delivered Denver 8/4/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-Q] Deenethorpe 1/6/44; 614BS [IW-A]; Returned to the USA Bradley 8/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 10/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. MADAME QUEEN.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

William P Ameen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Don L Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
Joseph McCoy crew

George Alexander DeLorie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 614th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John N Zneimer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Contributoracbernstein1
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=97931

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=97931

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-97931: Gallery (36 items)

French prisoners of war await transport home in a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97931) nicknamed "Madame Queen" of the 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'French POW's flown back to France after war. IN-Q then IW-A "Madame Queen".'

Object number: FRE 8094 - French prisoners of war await transport home in a...

Object number: UPL 52781 - AC # 42-97931 'Madame Queen' 613th BS, 614th BS...