43-38005

Delivered Cheyenne 15/6/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 832BS/486BG [3R-M] Sudbury 11/7/44; `15m` during assembly for Ludwigshafen 27/9/44 with Leslie Hull, Co-pilot: Bill Roberts, drn-Murray Hunter, Bombardier: John Hardy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vernon Hatler, Radio Operator: Wesley Thalender, Ball turret gunner: Howard Lowe, Waist gunner: Bufford Addington, Tail gunner: Rich Stevenson (9 Returned to Duty); mid air coll with 43-37942; crew bailed safely and aircraft crashed sea off Suffolk coast.

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Units served with

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

People

Buford H Addington

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

John R Hardy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-776544
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Vernon P Hatler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38408389
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Lesley Barton Hull

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Murray H Hunter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Aerial photograph of Sudbury airfield looking south west, the bomb dump is to the upper right of the airfield, 29 February 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC188. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Sudbury

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Acton

Aircraft

43-37942

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flippy, The Blue Fairy
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Added an association to “Sudbury” the home base of the 486th BG.

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Added an association to A/C #43-37942 listed in the "Description" for A/C #43-38005.

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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-75-bo-43-37874-4…

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Added an association to the 832nd BS & 486th BG listed in the description section for A/C #43-38005.

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log