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42-30300 Hell-n-Back

media-19204.jpeg UPL 19204 B-17F 42-30418 'Piccadilly Commando' in formation with B-17F 42-30300 'Hell-n-Back' 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Object Number - UPL 19204 - B-17F 42-30418 'Piccadilly Commando' in formation with B-17F 42-30300 'Hell-n-Back' 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Delivered Cheyenne 11/5/43; Gore 24/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 16/6/43; transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-C] Horham 17/6/43; with E.L. Lemke force landed RAF St Eval 28/6/43; 15m, Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with George Tyler, Co-pilot: Joe Baillie, Navigator: Ray Staley, Bombardier: Byron Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Gallagher, Radio Operator: Tom Spradlin, Ball turret gunner: Tom Smith, Waist gunner: Ed Clements, Waist gunner: Jim Hightower,Tail gunner: Rich Barkley (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hit #1 & #3 and were feathered, before right wing caught fire, heading for Switzerland, but exploded and crashed Stuttgart; Missing Air Crew Report 546. HELL-N-BACK.

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John Charles Gallagher

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 12 011 089
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Flight Engineer

Jimmie T Hightower

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Byron F Miller

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene". Printed caption on reverse: '61552 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Charlene". England. 30 August 1943. Standing left to right are: 2nd Lt John N Harlan, Boise, Idaho; 1st Lt Charles Bliss, Los Angeles, California; 2nd Lt Vernon D Dunkin, Columbus, Ohio; 2nd Lt Bernard J Quenneville, Hadley, Mass. Kneeling left to right: S/Sgt Ro

Bernard Joseph Quenneville

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11063068 / O-735209
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Thomas J Smith

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 76

Date: 25 July 1943

VIII Bomber Command 75

Date: 24 July 1943

The damaged wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-29886) of the 379th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '71689 AC - The wing of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 229886) was badly damaged during a mission over enemy territory on 17 July 1943. 379th Bomb Group, England. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

VIII Bomber Command 74

Date: 17 July 1943

VIII Bomber Command 73

Date: 14 July 1943

VIII Bomber Command 72

Date: 10 July 1943

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	St Eval, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27, UK	28 June 1943	Force landed RAF St Eval 28/6/43.
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR)	Stuttgart, Germany	6 September 1943 - 6 September 1943	Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43. Enemy aircraft hit #1 & #3 and were feathered, before right wing caught fire, heading for Switzerland, but exploded and crashed Stuttgart; (10 x POW) Missing Air Crew Report 546.

Event

Location

Date

Description

Crashed

St Eval, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27, UK

28 June 1943

Force landed RAF St Eval 28/6/43.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Stuttgart, Germany

6 September 1943 - 6 September 1943

Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43. Enemy aircraft hit #1 & #3 and were feathered, before right wing caught fire, heading for Switzerland, but exploded and crashed Stuttgart; (10 x POW) Missing Air Crew Report 546.