42-29685
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; Salina 17/2/43; Rapid City 20/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG Alconbury 30/3/43, transferred 412BS [QW-R]; 3m.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 7/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Morrison 14/4/43; Dow Fd 21/4/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-W] Alconbury 25/4/43; 3m, Written off after another aircraft 42-29685 exploded nearby on base 27/5/43, Salvaged. PASSION FLOWER.
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 2/2/43; Salina 17/2/43; Rapid City 20/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG Alconbury 30/3/43, transferred 412BS [QW-R]; 3m.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Casper 13/3/43; Morrison 13/4/43; Presque Is 6/5/43; Assigned 92BG Alconbury 8/5/43; 412BS, 95BG Alconbury; 27-5-43 Damaged Beyond Repair DBR by debris from exploding 42-29685 bomb load, listed as salvaged n/battle damaged...
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 | Private | Radio Operator; Mechanic | 95th Bomb Group
Killed in Service (KIS) 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury, ground crew were loading bombs into B-17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured.
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot/Command Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Tail Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Assigned to 333BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Crossley was credited with 12 confirmed e/a kills. A record for 8th AF gunners. ETD
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), GC, WWII Victory, EMEA, American Campaign.
Military | Master Sergeant | Radio Operator; Mechanic | 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Killed in Service (KIS) 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury, ground crew were loading bombs into B-17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured. Cunningham and McCool were working at Horham with the...
Military | Corporal | Radio Operator; Mechanic | 95th Bomb Group
Killed In Service. 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury, ground crew were loading bombs into B-17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured.
Military | Sergeant | Mechanic | 95th Bomb Group
Killed in Service (KIS) 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury, ground crew were loading bombs into B-17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured. Combat Sup, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop ...
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #4229737 'Louise. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator; Mechanic | 95th Bomb Group
Killed In Service (KIS). 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury, ground crew were loading bombs into B-17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured.
Military | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
WIA. 19 May 1943. B-17F #42-29694 'Southern Belle'
Military | Sergeant | Armorer | 95th Bomb Group
Killed In Service (KIS). 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury, ground crew were loading bombs into B-17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured.
14 May 1943
Today's operations will be the most extensive yet mounted by VIII Bomber Command. The operations call for a "maximum effort". Whereas in the past a single target or those close together have been chosen, today's effort is against widley separated...
15 May 1943
The missions of VIII Bomber Command are becoming more sophisticated. The primary stratgic target for today is the U-Boat pens, marshalling yards and Luftwaffe airfield at Emden, Germany. The resistance of Luftwaffe fighters is a primary concern for the...
21 May 1943
The German naval and port facilities at Wilhelmshaven and Emden, Germany are the two primary targets for this mission. Once again, there is a two-fold strategic objective: entice the Luftwaffe to commit its fighter forces; and further degrade the naval...
Military site : airfield
Alconbury had been constructed as a satellite airfield for RAF Upwood and Wyton and was used by RAF Squadrons: Nos. 15, 40 and 156. In preparation for the arrival of American heavy bombers, the base was developed in 1942 with the runways extended. When...
Event | Location | Date |
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Delivered | Cheyenne, WY | 7 February 1943 |
Assigned | RAF Alconbury | 25 April 1943 |
Damaged beyond repair DBR | RAF Alconbury | 27 May 1943 |
Written off after another aircraft 42-29685 exploded nearby on base 27/5/43. |
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Salvaged | RAF Alconbury | 30 May 1943 |
Salvaged. |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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19 May 2022 10:33:21 | Al_Skiff | Changes to unit associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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21 July 2020 19:13:09 | 466thHistorian | Changes to production block number and nicknames |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
21 July 2020 19:11:48 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events, person associations and mission associations |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
08 January 2016 16:04:12 | Paul Bellamy | Changes to description, events and place associations |
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Loss location corrected from Framlingham to Alconbury. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
15 December 2015 11:37:41 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations and place associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:40:23 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |