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43-38709

Delivered Gt Falls 7/9/44; Fairfield 11/9/44; Hunter 18/9/44; Grenier 27/9/44; Assigned 652BS/25BG Watton 27/9/44; with John Ruth taxi accident at Lagens A/fd, Azores 22/6/45; Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 29/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 8/1/46.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Reconnaissance

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38536) of the 652nd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group lands at Watton. Handwritten caption on reverse: '652 BS 25 BG Watton.'

652nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Places

A crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 25th Bomb Group. Veteran's caption handwritten on reverse: 'Back Row- Left to Right Edward Corner Tail Gunner (Deceased)- Sam Odensky RDG- Donald Yennie Engineer (Status Unknown) The Hawk RAF) 1st Row Kneeling L to R Warren Forgie (Pilot), Earnest York (Co-Pilot), Edward Sofranko (Navigator), Robert Poe (Ball Gunner) (Edward York Died Oct 15, 1988 Heart Attack).'

Watton

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date9 May 2020 20:42:17

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/43-38709/

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:31

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log