42-30071

media-408602.jpg FRE 3957 Ground personnel inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress (QJ-B, serial number 42-30071) of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official caption on image: "*21(44). Hon. 4-15-44. Crash-Landing. B-17F 42-30071. G.P.Q. F.S.A.D."

42-30071 Del Cheyenne 6/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 8/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Ass 413BS/96BG [QJ-B] Andrews Fd 2/6/43; then 339BS [MZ-B] Snetterton 12/6/43; on a training mission the left wheel failed to extend for landing, then tail wheel failed before c/l Honington, w/Captain Ed Martin, cp-Dave Nichols, n-Casimir Marczyk, b-John Sampson, ettg-Norris Friedlander, ro-Joe Napolitano; Sal 18/4/44. Roger Freeman Collection

Dave Osborne's Fort Log

Object Number - FRE 3957 - Ground personnel inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress (QJ-B, serial number 42-30071) of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed....

Delivered Cheyenne 6/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 8/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD- ] Thorpe Abbotts 1/6/43 BRADY’S CRASH WAGON {not painted on a/c}; transferred 413BS/96BG [QJ-B] Andrews Fd 2/6/43; then 339BS [MZ-B] Snetterton 12/6/43; on a training mission the left wheel failed to extend for landing, then tail wheel failed before crash landed Honington, with Captain Ed Martin, Co-pilot: Dave Nichols, Navigator: Casimir Marczyk, Bombardier: John Sampson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norris Friedlander, Radio Operator: Joe Napolitano; Salvaged 18/4/44. SKIPPER.