42-30356 Tarfu ii

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Gr Isle 5/6/43; Dow Fd 20/6/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-B] 3/7/43; detailed Oschersleben 28/7/43 with Carrol Bender, Co-pilot: Lewis Feldstein, rest unknown, after jettisoning bombs in The Wash crash landed with only one engine running at RAF Lt Snoring, Nfk, (10 Returned to Duty), Salvaged. TARFU II.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Missions

Revisions

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ContributorkstrykerAK
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Sources

Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing Company. 1996. pages 36, 37

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ContributorkstrykerAK
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Sources

Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing. 1996. pages 34, 35, 294, 303.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description”.

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Contributormiuwcm3
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8th USAAF had no bomb missions in July 27, 1943 due to weather.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log