42-30072 Virginia Lee
Delivered Cheyenne 7/4/43; Denver 10/4/43; Gore 18/4/43; Tinker 21/4/43; Morrison 29/4/43; Assigned 342BS/97BG Chateau-du-Rhumel 10/5/43; Pont-du-Fahs 1/8/43; Depienne 15/8/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 5/5/44 with 1Lt Melvin S Weil Jr, 2lt Sam H Copeland, 2Lt Frederick C Mee, 2lt Charles E Nettles, S/Sgt Clarence A Moser, S/Sgt Albert J Klarman, Sgt James E Taylor, S/Sgt Lewis A Sleeper Jr, Sgt Charles A Cunnean, Sgt Edwin W Goad; crashed Ploesti; Missing Air Crew Report 4607. VIRGINIA LEE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
71040 Amendola FG, Italy | 10 May 1943 | Assigned 342BS, 97BG, 15AF Chateau-du-Rhumel 10-May-43. |
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 7 April 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 7-Apr-43. |
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Crashed |
Ploiești, Romania | 5 May 1944 | Missing in Action Ploesti 5-May-44 hit by flak in #4 engine, span out of control crashed Ploesti 5 x POW, 5 x KIA MACR 4607. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |