42-102457 Filthy Hag, Gloria

A B-17G Flying Fortress (GL-R, serial number 42-102457) of the 410th Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, is inside a hangar at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). Official caption on image: "900 (44) WPU. 4-27-44. Rougham. B17-G. 42-102457. FA-FSAD." Handwritten caption on reverse of print: '94th Bomb Group, [damaged, 4th?] Combat Wing, 3rd Air Div.'

Object Number - FRE 3829 - A B-17G Flying Fortress (GL-R, serial number 42-102457) of the 410th Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, is inside a hangar at Bury St....

Delivered Cheyenne 5/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Field 4 March 1944; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-R] Rougham 6 April 1944. Nicknamed "FILTHY HAG". Was hit by Flak at an altitude of 23,000 feet on the 22 April 1944 mission to Hamm, Germany. It caught fire, 2 engines on the same side were knocked out and the communications system destroyed. David Blodgett, Right Waist Gunner Frank G. Scorsune and Radio Operator Carl J. Eckhart bailed out of the burning plane. The aircraft was flown back to England by the pilot, Lt Frank A. Bartos and the three men were made prisoner.Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 4162.
Missing in Action Munich 12 July 1944 with Pilot Wendell O. Scott; Co-pilot: Edwin T. Weyer; Navigator: Tazwell B. Wingfield; Bombardier: Albert G. Harney Jr; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Morris E. Holt; Radio Operator: James L. Flanagan; Ball turret gunner: James W. Lewis; Left Waist gunner: Byron K. Long; Right Waist gunner: Russell L. Lindenbaum; Tail gunner: Michael L. Rodman (10 Interned in Switzerland) - Mechanical fault KO’d engines #2 and #3; aircraft force landed Dubendorf, Switzerland. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 7510. Returned to the USA 1103 BU Morrison 7 October 1945; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 14 January 1946. Had been renamed "GLORIA".

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Frank A Bartos

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron 848th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

David Claire Blodgett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17070435
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Carl John Eckhart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32630492
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

James L Flanagan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Albert G Harney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

Missions

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29155) nicknamed "Picadilly Commando" of the 446th Bomb Group. First handwritten caption on reverse: '446BG B/24 leaving Ruhr on its way home 22 April 1944.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '22/4/44, 21,000 Ft. Hamm, smoke screen in distance.'

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  • Date: 22 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Dübendorf, Switzerland 12 July 1944 Force-landed in Dübendorf, Switzerland

Other

Failed to Return (FTR) and Interned (INT)

Dübendorf, Switzerland 12 July 1944 Aircraft stayed in Switzerland till after the end of hostilities and was brought back to the US.

Revisions

Date30 Nov 2017 15:37:18
Contributorram957
ChangesChanges to media associations
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Date19 Sep 2015 16:48:50
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to markings, description, events, person associations, place associations and mission associations
Sources

MACR 4162
NARA WWII POW records

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:09
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4162 / MACR 7510 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-102457: Gallery (9 items)

A B-17G Flying Fortress (GL-R, serial number 42-102457) of the 410th Bombardment Squadron, 94th Bombardment Group, is inside a hangar at Bury St. Edmunds (Rougham). Official caption on image: "900 (44) WPU. 4-27-44. Rougham. B17-G. 42-102457. FA-FSAD." Handwritten caption on reverse of print: '94th Bomb Group, [damaged, 4th?] Combat Wing, 3rd Air Div.'

Object number: FRE 3829 - A B-17G Flying Fortress (GL-R, serial number 42...

Object number: UPL 14540 - Albert Harney. 2nd Lt and bombardier from Chicago...

Object number: UPL 14541 - Edwin Meyer/Weyer. Second lt and co-pilot from...

Object number: UPL 14542 - Wengen, September 1944. Some of crew #3488 from...

Object number: UPL 14543 - James Flanagan. Staff sgt, radio operator. From...

Object number: UPL 14545 - Wendell O Scott. Pilot and second lt from Chicago...

Object number: UPL 17754 - Mention in MACR 4162 about the circumstances of...

Object number: UPL 30773 - 42-102457 being escorted in Swiss airspace by...