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B-17 Flying Fortress
384th Bomb Group, Black Triangle, White P, Early 1944 to August 1944
384th Bombardment Group KEEP THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
545th Bombardment Squadron Patch
Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Kearney 15/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44.
Assigned 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group [JD-F] Grafton Underwood on 15 April 1944.
During assembly for Leipzig, involved in a mid-air collision with 44-6147 on 7 July 1944; crashed Withersfield, near Haverhill, Suffolk, UK, with Earl O. Anderson Jr, Co-pilot: Walter B. Shreve Jr., Navigator: Carl Hartning, Bombardier: William L. O’Leary, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilmer L. Loyd, Radio Operator: John D. Sherman, Ball turret gunner: Neal W. Noland, Waist gunner: Homer J. Evans (8 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Glen S. Hinshaw (Returned to Duty).
Salvaged 8/7/44. SWISS MISS.
One of two spares on this mission collided, 44-6147.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 14/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group [JD-U] Grafton Underwood on 10 June 1944; during assembly for Leipzig, a mid air collision with 42-102442 (both spares) (384BG); crashed at...
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
Squadron
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in collision with 44-6147 over Cambridge 7 July 1944.
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, Harold W. Peterson Crew. He completed his tour with 29 combat missions.
Military | Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in collision with another 545th BS plane over Cambridge
Military | Staff Sergeant | Flexible Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, Harold W. Peterson Crew. He completed his tour with 29 combat missions.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, Harold W. Peterson Crew. He completed his tour with 30 combat missions.
Military | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in collision with another 545th BS plane over Cambridge
Military | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Involved in a mid-air collision with 44-6147 on 7 July 1944. Returned to Duty (RTD).
Military | Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in collision with another 545th BS plane over Cambridge
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, Harold W. Peterson Crew. He completed his tour with 30 combat missions.
Military | Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in collision with another 545th BS plane over Cambridge
7 July 1944
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 22 March 2017 02:38:52 | bombercommand | Changes to media associations |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 June 2015 12:54:04 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to markings and description |
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Associated people - MACR 15146 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 May 2015 00:14:44 | bombercommand | Changes to nicknames, markings, description, place associations, mission associations and media associations |
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?AircraftK... |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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AAIR 44-07-07-515 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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