42-102937 Ready Freddie

media-19590.jpeg UPL 19590 42-102937 'Ready Freddie' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

Object Number - UPL 19590 - 42-102937 'Ready Freddie' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

Delivered Cheyenne 20/4/44; Kearney 16/5/44; Grenier 27/5/44; Assigned to the 412th Bomb Squadron/95th Bomb Group as [QW-E]. Based at Horham 30/5/44; non-operation crash, pilot given permission to land at Duxford airfield, UK 19/7/44, to pick up others. When pilot buzzed tower but clipped a warning beacon, it rolled over on its back and hit an 83rd Fighter Squadron barrack; with Jim Sasser, Co-pilot: Vic Mintz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Francis Bradburn, Radio Operator: Jim Heil; the rest were 78th Fighter Group personnel; Lt Martin Smith, Lt John Putnam, ncos-Wilbur Edwards, Don French, John Gorman, John Hamilton, Tony Loguidice, Ellsworth Seecz, Frank Wojicki, Ernie Taylor (total 14 men Killed in Service); ncos-Ray Robertson, Oscar Severson (2 Wounded In Service); Salvaged 21/7/44. READY FREDDIE.



Account of the July accident: http://blogs.iwm.org.uk/historic-duxford/

Further information on the crash: http://www.ulongbeach.com/B17_Crash_Sasser.html

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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 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13143475
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 79th Service Group 84th Service Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37135612
  • Role/Job: PS
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 79th Service Group 84th Service Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37087706
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: PS
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 66th Fighter Wing 1671st Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Company
  • Service Numbers: 19068190
  • Highest Rank: Other
  • Role/Job: Tec5
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 66th Fighter Wing 23rd Station Complement Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13154468
  • Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
  • Role/Job: PS

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

19 July 1944 non-operation crash, pilot given permission to land at Duxford airfield 19/7/44, to pick up others. When pilot buzzed tower but clipped a warning beacon, it rolled over on its back and hit an 83rd Fighter Squadron barrack.

Other

Salvaged

21 July 1944 Salvaged 21/7/44.

Revisions

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Sources

Location of crash source - Duxford Diary, 1944

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List of men killed in the crash - source: Records of 78th Fighter Group USAAF at Duxford, 1943 - 1945 (IWM Documents.10395 - http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030010237 )

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Account of loss of 'Ready Freddie' ( http://blogs.iwm.org.uk/historic-duxford/ ) taken from Records of 78th Fighter Group USAAF at Duxford, 1943 - 1945 (IWM Documents.10395 - http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/1030010237 )

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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