42-30237 Stump Jumper
Top row (standing)
Armstrong, Donald B, T/ Sgt, R Waist Gunner
Theiss, Joseph E, Lt, Pilot
Edwards, James G, Lt, Navigator
Peifer, Thomas D, Lt, Bombardier
Krafft, Julius "Red" W, Lt, Co-Pilot
Front row (kneeling)
Frydryk, Frank P, S/Sgt, Ball Turret
Hill, George R, Sgt, Tail Gunner
Nolan, Morrison T, S/Sgt, Top Turret
Klump, Delbert W, T/Sgt, L Waist Gunner
McKeegan, Hugh (NMI), Sgt, Radio Operator/Gunner.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A11460-A71025AC.
Object Number - UPL 19604 - A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Stumper Jumper' at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 16 July 1943. ...
Delivered Cheyenne 1/5/43; Gore 13/5/43; Smoky Hill 14/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-V] Kimbolton 1/6/43; transferred 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 4/8/44; APH Knettishall, Crashed due to flak short of target [Oldenburg power station] on Aphrodite drone flying bomb attack. Control crew Capt Jack L Hodson & Lt Lloyd L Lawing baled out over UK. 1/1/45. STUMP JUMPER.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16051745
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046746 / O-791578
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Group Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18041327
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 729610
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Squadron Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39612777
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Oldenburg, Germany | 1 January 1945 | Crashed due to flak short of target [Oldenburg power station] on Aphrodite drone flying bomb attack. Control crew Capt Jack L Hodson & Lt Lloyd L Lawing baled out over UK. 1/1/45. |
Revisions
Updated the Production block number per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-95-bo-42-30232-4…