42-30827 Roundtrip Ticket III

A B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30827) of the 385th Bomb Group at North Weald, 28 June 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD - 28 June 44 (1733) - W.P.U. B-17F - 42-30827 - North Weald W.S." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Yellow Doris over door, Yellow 'Maybel' cockpit. Black Square G? Name on inner cowl, appears to be " a". Bombs yellow, name yellow. ? black on white.' media-413712.jpg FRE 7701 A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30827) nicknamed "Round Trip Ticket III" of the 385th Bomb Group, after making an emergency landing at at North Weald, 28 June 1944. The inability to feather the No 4 engine resulted in one of the propellers damaging the aircraft.

Official caption on image: "ISAD - 28 June 44 (1733) - W.P.U. B-17F - 42-30827 - North Weald W.S."

Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Yellow Doris over door, Yellow 'Maybel' cockpit. Black Square G? Name on inner cowl, appears to be " a". Bombs yellow, name yellow. ? black on white.' Roger Freeman Collection

FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945, Marchese

Object Number - FRE 7701 - A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30827) nicknamed "Round Trip Ticket III" of the 385th Bomb Group, after making an emergency landing at at...

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; Gr Isle 13/8/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA-O] Gt Ashfield 25/8/43; designated war weary and transferred 17th Airborne Div; Salvaged n/battle damaged 12/6/45. ROUND TRIP TICKET III.

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William Fife

William Arthur Fife

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17096706 / O-693026
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Staff Sergeant Roger D. Palmer of the 385th Bomb Group cleans the machine guns on the top turret of his B-17 Flying Fortress after a mission. Passed for publication 26 Sep 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '1598. L.C. 385.' Printed caption on reverse: 'Youth Of The Flying Fortresses. USP/224I-15-49a. S/Sgt. Roger D. Palmer, of Grand Island, Neb., a Fortress gunner who has been credited definitely with shooting down 5 Nazis and three more "probables". He is here seen seated on top of ship cleaning up h

Roger D Palmer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Mario J Persechini

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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ContributorJustyn Keeble
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AAM, corrected spelling mistake in aircraft name.

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Added nickname

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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A B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30827) of the 385th Bomb Group at North Weald, 28 June 1944. Official caption on image: "ISAD - 28 June 44 (1733) - W.P.U. B-17F - 42-30827 - North Weald W.S." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Yellow Doris over door, Yellow 'Maybel' cockpit. Black Square G? Name on inner cowl, appears to be " a". Bombs yellow, name yellow. ? black on white.'

Object number: FRE 7701 - A B-17F Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30827)...