44-8146

An airman of the 388th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8146). media-413926.jpg FRE 7842 An airman of the 388th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8146). Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 7842 - An airman of the 388th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8146).

Delivered Dallas 20/6/44; Langley 6/7/44; Dow Fd 7/9/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 9/9/44; Salvaged 9AF Germany 28/2/46; RetUS, 613 BU Phillips 29/4/46.

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Units served with

People

Herbert W Moore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-795809
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Don Ong

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Calvin Samson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2045208
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Missions

Personnel of the 355th Fighter Squadron at a briefing before a bomber escort mission, the tail markings of the B-24 Liberators they will escort are exhibited on the map. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'D Lewin in Breifing Room 13/1/45'

791

  • Date: 13 January 1945

785

  • Date: 7 January 1945

783

  • Date: 6 January 1945

781

  • Date: 5 January 1945
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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Dallas, TX, USA 20 June 1944

Assigned

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 9 September 1944 388 BG 562 BS

Other

First 388th BG Combat Mission

Mainz, Germany 27 September 1944

Other

Final 388th BG Combat Mission

86899 Landsberg am Lech, Germany 21 April 1945 Completed 36 combat missions plus 5 food supply missions to Amsterdam

Revisions

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Corrected block number

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Contributor466thHistorian
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Corrected markings

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Contributor466thHistorian
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http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=44-8146&dat…
B-17 Flying Fortess Story - Roger Freeman
page 287

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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