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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).
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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.
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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...
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Events
Event |
Location |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA |
1944 |
Built at Boeing.
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA |
17 April 1944 |
Delivered Cheyenne AAF 17-Apr-44.
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Assigned |
71040 Amendola FG, Italy |
26 May 1944 |
Assigned 342BS, 97BG, 15AF Amendola 26-May-44.
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Crashed |
Aschheim, Germany |
19 July 1944 |
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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