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B-17 Flying Fortress
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 23 April 1944."
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Lucy" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 23 April 1944."
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 23 April 1944."
W H Suber- kneeling
W H Suber
Kimbolton, England. W H Suber- seated on left side
W H Suber- 1st row, far left
W H Suber- 1st row, far left
Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/44; Kearney 15/2/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-K] Kimbolton 30/3/44; Missing in Action Zeitz 30/11/44 with Bob Puckett, Don Childes, Chas Ingraham, George Reedy, Bob Salley, Roman Yriarte, Alvin Hirschi, Jarvis Williams, Attilio Tirapelli (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Zeitz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11057. LUCY.
Group
The 379th Bomb Group (H) (heavy), based at Kimbolton, flew more sorties than any other Bomb Group in the Eighth Air Force and dropped a greater bomb tonnage than any other Group. The B-17 Flying Fortress Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Returned from mission in B-17G 42-97890 'Lil Satan' after direct hit to nose of A/C. Returned to Duty (RTD). 25-Jun-44. MACR 6738.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 31 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11057
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11057
Awards: AM (3OCL), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11057
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11057
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 379th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 22 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11057
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11057
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. Returned from mission in B-17G 42-97890 'Lil Satan' after direct hit to nose of A/C. Returned to Duty (RTD). 25-Jun-44. MACR 6738.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 379th Bomb Group
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44 in B-17 42-107014 'Lucy'; Shot down by flak Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11057
Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
30 November 1944
Military site : airfield
Planned for RAF use, Kimbolton airfield was built by W and C French Ltd. in 1941. The airfield was increased in size to accommodate a full US heavy Bomb Group, and the first such unit to us it was the 91st Bomb Group, who arrived in September 1942....
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Long Beach, CA | 1944 |
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Built at Douglas. |
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| Delivered | Cheyenne AAF, WY | 26 January 1944 |
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Delivered Cheyenne AAF 26-Jan-44. |
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| Assigned | Kimbolton, UK | 30 March 1944 |
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Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Zietz, Germany | 30 November 1944 – 30 November 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz 30-Nov-44; Shot down by flak 9 x POW. MACR 11057 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 24 June 2019 10:27:01 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations and mission associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:15 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11057 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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