42-30160 Dottie j ii
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Delivered Cheyenne 20/4/43; Smoky Hill 24/4/43; Dow Fd 28/5/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-E] Andrews Fd 27/5/43; 337BS [AW-E] Snetterton 12/6/43; sustained battle damage over Hamburg 13/12/43 with George Fabian, Co-pilot: Tom Scanlon, Bombardier: Bob Hughes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Tonko, Waist gunner: Frank Alioto, Tail gunner: Jay Epright (6RTD-all inj); Navigator: John Boyd, Radio Operator: Truman Starr, Ball turret gunner: Jim Mabry, Waist gunner: Bob Larobadier (4 Killed in Action); suffered battle damaged, crash landed near base on return on main road A11; Salvaged 15/12/43. DOTTIE J II.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database