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Delivered Dallas 25/4/44; Langley 17/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 8/7/44; transferred 335BS/95BG [OE-Y] Horham 9/7/44; Missing in Action Warsaw (Operation Frantic VII) 18/9/44 with Jack W Streeton; force landed Russia; Salvaged 24/11/44; 7m, repaired & Assigned 301BG Lucera 9/1/45; transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola; with Richard W Kennedy force landed Goita A/fd, Italy 18/6/45.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

18 September 1944 Missing in Action Warsaw (Operation Frantic VII) 18/9/44. Force landed Russia.

Other

Salvaged

24 November 1944 Salvaged 24-11-44.

Other

Repaired Re-Assigned

9 January 1945 Repaired & Assigned 301BG Lucera 9/1/45.

Crashed

18 June 1945 Force landed Goita Airfield, Italy 18/6/45. Cat 4 damage. Pilot Lt Richard W Kennedy.

Other

Transferred

Transferred 20th BS/2nd BG Amendola.

Revisions

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log