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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17G 44-8604 'Section Eight' 336BS, 95BG, 8AF.
B-17G 44-8604 'Section Eight' 336BS 95BG 8AF.
Delivered Lincoln 31/10/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Dow Fd 15/12/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-X] Horham 17/12/44;with Bill Dunwoody force landed B-53 Merville Afd, Bel. 19/3/45; battle damaged Holzwickede 23/3/45 with Bill Dunwoody, Co-pilot: M. Burrows, Bombardier: C. Nall lost at sea on bail out order?, Waist gunner: A. Cross (4 Returned to Duty); Navigator: P. Facteau, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Detweiler, Radio Operator: C. Burnett, Ball turret gunner: C. Bitner,Tail gunner: W. Cullierne, obs-W. Ricters (6 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 44-8754 (95BG); crashed Campsea Ash, Sfk. UK; Salvaged 26/3/45. 35 x missions. SECTION EIGHT.
Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 24 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Holzwickede 23-Mar-45. Mid air collision with B-17 44-8754, crashed Campsea Ash, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3OLC), GC, PH.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Holzwickede 23-Mar-45. Mid air collision with B-17 44-8754, crashed Campsea Ash, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH.
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) | Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Holzwickede 23-Mar-45. Mid air collision with B-17 44-8754, crashed Campsea Ash, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Flight Engineer | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Holzwickede 23-Mar-45. Mid air collision with B-17 44-8754, crashed Campsea Ashe, Suffolk. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 16126
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH, GC.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
10 January 1945
14 January 1945
17 January 1945
20 January 1945
28 January 1945
1 February 1945
3 February 1945
6 February 1945
9 February 1945
15 February 1945
Military site : airfield
Horham airfield was planned and built for RAF use, but handed over to the Eighth Air Force and used initially by the 47th Bomb Group. When they joined the Twelfth Air Force in January 1943, it became home to the B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group....
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Delivered | Lincoln Airport, 2400 W Adams St, Lincoln, NE 68524, USA | 31 October 1944 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Horham, Eye IP21, UK | 17 December 1944 |
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Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| First 95th BG Combat Mission | Himmelgeist, Germany | 10 January 1945 |
| Crashed | Merville, France | 19 March 1945 |
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Force landed B-53 Merville Airfield, Belgium 19-Mar-45. Pilot Bill Dunwoody. |
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| Combat damaged/Mid Air Collision | Campsea Ashe, Woodbridge IP13, UK | 23 March 1945 |
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Battle damaged Holzwickede 23-Mar-45. Mid air collision with B-17 44-8754, crashed Campsea Ash, Suffolk. Pilot Bill Dunwoody. 4 x RTD 6 x KIA. |
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| Final 95th BG Combat Mission | Unma, Germany | 23 March 1945 |
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Salvaged 26-Mar-45. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 May 2022 10:15:15 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=16126 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 August 2020 23:40:22 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 19 August 2020 23:39:27 | 466thHistorian | Changes to production block number, nicknames, events, person associations and mission associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 01 January 2020 17:38:53 | phil marchese | Changes to production block number, manufacturer and markings |
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AAM image colors. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 November 2016 18:05:10 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and person associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmacr.asp?MACR=16126 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:42:04 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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