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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 25/4/44; Kearney 9/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-J] Framlingham 25/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 30/11/44 with Edwin Booth, Quentin Davidson, John Walsh, Joe Jackson (4 Killed in Action); Herb Gates, Bill Long, Tony Morreale, Bruce Greeno (4 Prisoner of War); Abe Elhai (evaded capture); flak hit and exploded, crashed Zwickau, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11133. JOKER.
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 43-37519 'De Joker', Killed in Action.
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Simmern in B-17 #448319
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #43-37519 'De Joker', Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Pilot in the 571st Squadron, 390th Bomb Group in Framlingham arriving 8 April 1944 and leaving 13 Sept 1944.
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Military | Flight Officer | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #43-37519 'De Joker', Evaded (EVD).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4337519 'De Joker. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4337519 'De Joker. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Sergeant | Tail gunner/Waist gunner/Bombardier-Togglier | 390th Bomb Group
Taisto Huhtala's father Henry was born on 7 December 1890 in Ylistaro, Vaasan Lääni (Vaasa Province), Finland. Henry emigrated to the United States and married US-born Aili Johnson. Their son Taisto Huhtala flew as a Tail Gunner, Waist Gunner and then...
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #43-37519 'De Joker', Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #4337519 'De Joker. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 30 November 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 12 March 2022 17:36:41 | jmoore43 | Changes to nicknames |
| Sources | ||
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:21 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11133 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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