42-102447 El's Belles

An airman of the 95th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102447) nicknamed "El's Belles". First handwritten caption on reverse: 'F/L on last of 365's bases in Belgium other side "Angels Sister" [name struck-out and annotated 'No'] 365 FG C Johnson/icm/75' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'BG-A 95 BG.'

Object Number - FRE 835 - An airman of the 95th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102447) nicknamed "El's Belles". First handwritten caption on reverse:...

Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-A] Horham 6/4/44; with L.J. Price, force landed 4/8/44 sal; with M.S. Roy force landed Framlingham AFB 25/12/44; with H. Rivet force landed France 20/2/45; with J.E. Galbraith force landed RAF Ludham UK 21/3/45, sal; 106m, Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 25/11/45. EL'S BELLES.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-435741
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-821248
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35151793
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

Missions

  • Date: 21 March 1945
  • Official Description: Mission 901: Preparatory air operations for the forthcoming (23 Mar) crossing of the lower Rhine River by Allied ground forces begin. 1,408 bombers and 806 fighters, in conjunction with Ninth Air Force and RAF aircraft, attack jet fighter bases; with...
  • Date: 20 March 1945
  • Date: 19 March 1945
  • Official Description: 1,273 bombers and 675 fighters are dispatched to hit airfields and industrial targets in Germany visually and with H2X radar; clouds force 2 of the 3 forces to hit secondaries; 100+ Luftwaffe fighters including 36 Me 262s in formation (largest number...
A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'
  • Date: 18 March 1945
  • Date: 17 March 1945

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Horham, Eye, Suffolk IP21, UK 4 August 1944 Force landed 4/8/44. Pilot Lt L J Price.

Crashed

Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK 25 December 1944 Force landed Framlingham AFB 25/12/44. Pilot Lt M S Roy.

Crashed

France 20 February 1945 Force landed France 20/2/45. Pilot Lt H Rivet.

Crashed

Ludham, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR29, UK 21 March 1945 Force landed RAF Ludham UK 21/3/45. Pilot Lt J E Galbraith.

Other

Returned Stateside

Bradley Field, Salisbury, NC 28147, USA 21 June 1945 Returned to the USA Bradley 21/6/45

Revisions

Date22 Nov 2022 14:30:52
Contributoracbernstein1
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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation

Date22 Nov 2022 13:23:56
Contributoracbernstein1
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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation

Date22 Nov 2022 00:50:45
Contributoracbernstein1
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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation

Date21 Nov 2022 22:11:58
Contributoracbernstein1
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Freeman Collection

Date21 Nov 2022 22:09:00
Contributoracbernstein1
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AAM

Date21 Nov 2022 22:03:37
Contributoracbernstein1
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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation

Date6 Dec 2015 18:21:25
ContributorAl_Skiff
Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:09
ContributorAAM
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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