42-102686
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UPL 21947
On the foreground, débris from B-17 # 42-102686 destroyed on the ground by a German attack on the Poltava airfield, Soviet Union, on 21 June 1944 (Official USAAF photo)
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Delivered Cheyenne 26 March 1944; Kearney 13 April 1944; Grenier 29 April 1944. Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-M] Snetterton Heath 3 May 1944. Had been assigned to Pilot Jack L. Hodson and was destroyed by enemy aircraft on the ground at Poltava, in the Soviet Union on 21 June 1944. Salvaged 1 July 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Eastern Command Headquarters (ESCOM)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Official Description:
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Sources
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. pages 285, 293