42-37882 Hard Time : A-Good-Bett : Blues in the Reich
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 8860 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37882) of the 95th Bomb Group landing at Colorado in October 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse:...
Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-T] Horham 18/11/43; force landed Ghent, Bel. with H.C. Coffman 15/10/44; force landed A-70 Laon-Couvron, France with R.E. Chrystal (9 Returned to Duty) force landed B-53 Merville, Belg. 19/3/45 with E. Grant (9 Returned to Duty), then crash landed Troston AD, Sfk with Jim Phillpott later; (9 Returned to Duty). 98m, sal 16/4/45. A GOOD BET aka HARD TIME aka BLUES IN THE REICH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18193418
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15195598 / O-681970
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-765226
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12050909
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
15 October 1944 | Force landed Ghent, Belgium. 15/10/44. Pilot Lt H C Coffman. | |
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Crashed |
19 March 1945 | Force landed B-53 Merville, Belgium. 19/3/45. Pilot Lt E Grant. (9 x RTD). | |
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Crashed |
15 April 1945 | Crash landed Troston AD, Suffolk. Pilot Jim M Philpott. (9 x RTD). | |
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Other Salvaged |
16 April 1945 | Salvaged. | |
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Crashed |
Force landed A-70 Laon-Couvron, France. Pilot Lt R E Chrystal. (9 x RTD). |
