42-32027 Betty Jane
Object Number - UPL 38175 - "Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" nicknamed "Betty Jane". 303rd Bomb Group, England. 8 July 1944."
Delivered Cheyenne 18/1/44; Gr Island 31/1/44; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-E] Molesworth 1/3/44; Missing in Action Gera Oil Inst 19/9/44 with Carl Heleen (KIA-chute failed); Co-pilot: Stan Davidson, Navigator: Frank Hodenius, Bombardier: Grover Cummings, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Hahn, Radio Operator: Bill Gast, Ball turret gunner: Chas Gaudette, Waist gunner: Jennings Brown, Tail gunner: Jefferson Dunford (8 Prisoner of War); flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Oberhof/Thuringen, S of Gotha, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8824. BETTY JANE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39693116
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772029
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O715132
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39821705
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32856312
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 18 January 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 18-Jan-44. |
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Assigned |
Molesworth, UK | 1 March 1944 | Assigned 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Oberhof, Germany | 19 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Gera Oil Inst 19-Sep-44; flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Oberhof, Sth of Gotha, Germany. 8 x POW, 1 x KIA MACR 8824. |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
