B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17G Flying Fortresses : serial number, 43-38521, DI-K (foreground left - out of picture). Also, shown, the B-17 Flying Fortress : serial number, 42-31974, Bomboogie, DI-G ( photo center ), and the Flying Fortress : serial number, 42-97407, DI-V. And the B-17 Flying Fortress, serial number, 42-102972, DI-F (photo far right ) in the 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse : "390th Bomb Group"
42-102972 - Heavenly Cent, Boston Blackie, Miss Boston 390th BG, 571 BS My grandfather, James V. Edmondson was pilot of this plane for 18 missions starting on 5 June 1944 and last one on 25 August 1944 You can see how "Blackie" was taken off the plane and "Miss" added above Boston.
Delivered, Cheyenne, 24/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Dow Field, 21/5/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-F] Framlingham, 26/5/44. Heavenly Cent; Missing in Action, Hannover, 14/3/45 with Roy Creaseman, Joe McAllister, Mike Bursin, Boyce Pruitt, George Gouldthrite, Alvin Goldberg, Bob Powers, Verne Gray, Carlton Fisher. AC lost. 14 Mar 45. (9 KIA); midair collision with 43-37831 (390 BG), crashed Bilhausen, near Gottingen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 11137 (13025). Known names : Heavenly Cent, Boston Blackie, Miss Boston,
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered, Cheyenne, 24/4/44; Kearney 6/5/44; Dow Field, 21/5/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-F] Framlingham, 26/5/44. Heavenly Cent; Missing in Action, Hannover, 14/3/45 with Roy Creaseman, Joe McAllister, Mike Bursin, Boyce Pruitt, George Gouldthrite,...
B-17 Flying Fortress
The B-17, Lady Velma, - Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/44; Hunter, 5/6/44; Grenier 15/6/44; Assigned 571Bomb Squadron - 390th Bomb Group [FC-C] Framlingham 17/6/44; Missing in Action, Hannover 14/3/45 with Willard Kast, John Romkema, Bob Peterson, Dan...
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Alfeld in B-17 'Boston Blackie' #42102972
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Simmern in B-17 #448319
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Alfeld in B-17 'Boston Blackie' 42-102972.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Pilot in the 571st Squadron, 390th Bomb Group in Framlingham arriving 8 April 1944 and leaving 13 Sept 1944.
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Alfeld in B-17 'Boston Blackie' #42102972
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Alfeld in B-17 'Boston Blackie' #42102972
Military | Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 87
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner, Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Alfeld in B-17 'Boston Blackie' #42102972 Mission was to bomb the marshalling yards at Seelze, near Hanover when his plane was hit by another B-17, the 'Lady Velma' and both planes went down. , there was only one...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) near Alfeld in B-17 'Boston Blackie' #42102972
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 14 March 1945 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 16 December 2021 19:16:04 | Kickapoo | Changes to markings, description and aircraft associations |
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| 16 December 2021 19:14:57 | Kickapoo | Changes to description and aircraft associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 16 December 2021 19:06:51 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames, markings and description |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 08 January 2021 23:33:31 | jeremyedmondson | Changes to nicknames and markings |
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Picture reference |
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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 / MACR 13025 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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