44-6127 Ill Get By
Delivered Tulsa 9/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Grenier 29/5/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-R] Snetterton 1/6/44; on return from mission to Belgian Afds 14/6/44 with Rudolph Kostka, rest unknown (10 Returned to Duty); skidded off runway through an ammunition hut and spun round; Salvaged n/battle damaged 14/6/44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ill Get By
- Unit: 337th Bomb Squadron