B-17 Flying Fortress
42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe, 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th bomb Group. Shot down on 8th AF mission 614, crashed in France, entire crew evaded and returned to duty.
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
B-17 42-102601 BK-K, Bolo Babe France, September 1944
Delivered Cheyenne 18/3/44; Hunter 18/4/44; Grenier 5/5/44; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-K] Grafton Underwood 24/5/44; sustained battle damaged Mannheim 9/9/44 with Joseph G. Hartness, Co-pilot: Herbert H. Schaaf, Navigator: Clarence C. Hightshoe, Bombardier: Maurice J. Simons, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lester A. Wolcott, Radio Operator: Stanley T. Burek, Ball turret gunner: Raymond O. Wisdahl, Waist gunner: Frank W. Rock, Tail gunner: Delmar J. Beesley (9 Returned to Duty); an engine was lost and electrical system, crash landed Moyeuvre-Grande, W of Thionville, France; crew returned to the UK by C-47s. The aircraft was salvaged.
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 | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Duisburg in B-17 'Heavenly Body' 43-39053 on 23 March 1945.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Captain | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
Captain Charles E Griffin Jr, Portland ME, 384th Bomb Group, 546th Squadron, Bombardier;
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Military | First Lieutenant | Co Pilot - Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Major | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Earl McDaniel crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | flexible gunner/ Togglier | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Gates Carey crew. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Navigator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
See "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor, for a detailed biography.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. John Corcoran crew. 80 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (10OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Flexible Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Co Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
29 missions Plane was 'Buckeye Belle' B-17
Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Clusterl, EAMEribbon , DFC, purple heart
9 September 1944
A burst of flak put a big hole in the nose throwing glass in Antonacci's eyes. Other hits were in the wing and tail. One went through the waist and exploded an oxygen bottle.
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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| 27 October 2018 13:47:47 | bombercommand | Changes to person associations |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| 22 October 2018 11:00:56 | DylanHearn | Changes to nicknames |
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384thBombGroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 February 2015 16:01:28 | bombercommand | Changes to markings, place associations, mission associations and media associations |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| 14 January 2015 00:32:40 | bombercommand | Changes to unit associations |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2015 00:29:25 | bombercommand | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, nicknames and markings |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2015 00:27:31 | bombercommand | Changes to description |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 January 2015 00:18:06 | bombercommand | Changes to unit associations |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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