41-24460 Little Audrey

Captain Mack McKay, a pilot of the 306th Bomb Group and his crew point to a "kill" marking painted on his B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed as censored 21 Dec 1942. Printed caption on reverse: 'Nazi Airfield Near Paris Blasted ... 300 Fighters Out. Nearly 300 RAF fighters provided an "umbrella" for a large force of U.S. Flying Fortresses and Liberator bombers which made the first atack yesterday (Sunday) in daylight on Romilly-Sur-Seine, site of a big Nazi airfield 20 miles south-east of Paris. ... 21/12/42. O media-407840.jpg FRE 4418 Captain Mack McKay, a pilot of the 306th Bomb Group and his crew point to a "kill" marking painted on his B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed as censored 21 Dec 1942. Printed caption on reverse: 'Nazi Airfield Near Paris Blasted ... 300 Fighters Out. Nearly 300 RAF fighters provided an "umbrella" for a large force of U.S. Flying Fortresses and Liberator bombers which made the first atack yesterday (Sunday) in daylight on Romilly-Sur-Seine, site of a big Nazi airfield 20 miles south-east of Paris. ... 21/12/42. O.P.S. American boys back from the daylight raid. Captain Mack McKay (seen pointing to two of his 8 Nazi victims which are recorded on various parts of his Flying Fortress With him are members of the crew that took part.' On reverse: Ministry of Information, Daily Sketch, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps]. Roger Freeman Collection

Associated Freeman Collection Image from caption information Mack McKay.

Object Number - FRE 4418 - Captain Mack McKay, a pilot of the 306th Bomb Group and his crew point to a "kill" marking painted on his B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed as censored 21...

Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-A] Westover 8/42; Thurleigh 13/10/42; wrecked 21/10/42 RAF Sutton Bridge, Cambs. with Wilson, life raft latch broke loose and raft tangled round horizontal stabilizer, rep; transferred 482BG Alconbury 22/8/43; 379BG Kimbolton 27/3/44; Returned to the USA 22/10/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/10/46.

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Captain Mack McKay, a pilot of the 306th Bomb Group and his crew point to a "kill" marking painted on his B-17 Flying Fortress. Passed as censored 21 Dec 1942. Printed caption on reverse: 'Nazi Airfield Near Paris Blasted ... 300 Fighters Out. Nearly 300 RAF fighters provided an "umbrella" for a large force of U.S. Flying Fortresses and Liberator bombers which made the first atack yesterday (Sunday) in daylight on Romilly-Sur-Seine, site of a big Nazi airfield 20 miles south-east of Paris. ... 21/12/42. O

Mack McKay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot ; Squadron Commander

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Damaged/Force Landing

RAF Sutton Bridge 21 October 1942 life raft broke loose and damaged horizontal stabilizer. Repaired

Assigned

RAF Alconbury 22 August 1943 Transferred to: 482BG

Assigned

Kimbolton Airfield, UK 27 March 1944 379th BG

Assigned

Westover AAF, MA 306BG 423BS

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Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, events and media associations
Sources

http://doczz.net/doc/3993365/mack-mckay-s-crew---306th-bomb-group
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

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ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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