43-38199

Delivered Cheyenne 6/7/44; Hunter 22/7/44; Dow Fd 2/8/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-Z] Horham 3/8/44; (39m) battle damaged Cottbus 15/2/45 with Fred Volz, Co-pilot: Ed Pachnik, Navigator: Jim Drexler, Bombardier: Chas Moody, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stan Wooden, Radio Operator: Howard Eaton, Ball turret gunner: Louis DeLuca, Waist gunner: Walter Ray, Tail gunner: Joe Smith (9 Returned to Duty); #1 & #3 engines out, force landed Deblin, Pol; sal 1/3/45.

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Units served with

People

Fred William Volz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-779019
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Stanley L Woodin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19113155
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Places

Missions

776

  • Date: 2 January 1945
A B-17 Flying Fortress (EP-E, serial number 42-31767) nicknamed "Our Gal Sal" of the 100th Bomb Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Our Gal Sal EP-E, 231767 at Mount Farm.'

772

  • Date: 31 December 1944
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5725) nicknamed "This is IT!" of the 381st Bomb Group opens her bomb bay doors during a mission.

770

  • Date: 30 December 1944
B-17s of the 398th Bomb Group bombing the railyard at Bingen, 29 December 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '57548 AC- With bomb bay doors open, the first of a large formation of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses send their bombs plummeting earthwards on rail installations at Bingen, Germany, as heavy bombers of US Eighth Air Force press home their attack of December 29, 1944. US Air Force Photo.'

769

  • Date: 29 December 1944

766

  • Date: 28 December 1944

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
Changes
Sources

https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/266

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 336BS & 95BG as listed in the A/C description.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/43-38199-easy-going/

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ContributorAAM
Changes
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log