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B-17 Flying Fortress
42-102918 "Idiot's Delight" (97th BG 324th BS 26 May 44, first 15th AF aircraft to land in Russia in shuttle mission, 2 June 44, lost on Munich 19 Jul 44).
B-17G-60-BO 42-102918 "Idiot's Delight" of the 342nd Bomb Sq, 97th BG, went down 19 July 1944 (MACR 6688). Standing L-R: Col Rogers, Major Parker, Lt Edge, Lt Bissell. Kneeling L-R: Sgt's Hull, Magvy, Britt, Circello, Rightmire, McNeal.
Delivered Cheyenne 17/4/44; Hunter 29/4/44; Grenier 14/5/44; Assigned 342BS/97BG Amendola 26/5/44; first 15AF aircraft to land in Russia on shuttle mission after bombing Debrecen marshalling yards 2/6/44; Missing in Action Munich 19/7/44 with 1Lt Marion W Williams, 2lt Robert E Frost, 2lt Albert Lee Thomas, 2Lt Morris Brownstein, T/Sgt Angelo J Cirigliano, Sgt Kenneth H Smith, Sgt Frank J Compton, Sgt Charles Androshi, S/Sgt Walter S Bond, Sgt Charles W Ranson, Sgt Herbert R Bauer; flak hit caused fire in bomb bay, aircraft went into a spin and tail broke off, crashed Ascheim; Missing Air Crew Report 6688; IDIOT'S DELIGHT.
Group
The 97th Bomb Group flew the Eighth Air Force's first heavy bomber mission from the UK when they bombed a marshalling yard at Rouen on 17 August 1942. Just a month later though the Group were reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force and left England for the...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
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| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Seattle, WA, USA | 1944 |
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Built at Boeing. |
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| Delivered | 722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 17 April 1944 |
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Delivered Cheyenne AAF 17-Apr-44. |
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| Assigned | 71040 Amendola FG, Italy | 26 May 1944 |
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Assigned 342BS, 97BG, 15AF Amendola 26-May-44. |
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| Crashed | Aschheim, Germany | 19 July 1944 |
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Missing in Action Munich 19-Jul-44 flak hit caused fire in bomb bay, aircraft went into a spin and tail broke off, crashed Ascheim MACR 6688. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 August 2017 15:41:38 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:13 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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