42-30267 Hustlin Huzzy

media-29873.jpeg UPL 29873 B-17F-95-BO, 42-30267 (97th BG, 341st BS, 'Hustlin' Huzzy') Aircraft was lost with the Lt. Fleener crew on 23 June 1944, shot down by Romanian fighters near Bucharest.

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Object Number - UPL 29873 - B-17F-95-BO, 42-30267 (97th BG, 341st BS, 'Hustlin' Huzzy') Aircraft was lost with the Lt. Fleener crew on 23 June 1944, shot down by Romanian...

Delivered Cheyenne 18/5/43; Smoky Hill 30/5/43; Tinker 8/6/43; Smoky Hill 17/6/43; Casper 28/6/43; Kearney 30/6/43; Eglin 4/7/43; Dow 9/7/43; Assigned 96BS/2BG Ain M'Lila 27/7/43; Massicault 31/7/43; 19m transferred 341BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 23/6/44 with 2Lt Lyle R Fleener, 2Lt Thomas J Clancey, 2Lt Wallace B Ballard, 2Lt Edward J McShane, S/Sgt Richard R Gindes, S/Sgt Himan A Popkin, Sgt Robert K King, Sgt Robert E Huhnke, Sgt Robert C Logsdon, Sgt Alexis V Potvin; shot down by Romanian fighters, crashed Bucharest; 7 x POW, 3 x KIA MACR 6951. HUSTLIN' HUZZY.

Co-pilot hit in head 20mm cannon shell, pilot dazed and baled out out, chute failed to open, radio operator killed at his station in attack.

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Units served with

2nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

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

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA 18 May 1943 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 18-May-43.

Assigned

Ain M'lila, Algeria 27 July 1943 Assigned 96BS, 2BG Ain M'Lila 27-Jul-43.

Assigned

Depienne, Sminja, Tunisia 14 November 1943 Transferred 341BS, 97BG Depienne 14-Nov-43.

Crashed

Bucharest, Romania 23 June 1944 Missing in Action Ploesti 23-Jun-44 shot down by Romanian fighters, crashed Bucharest; MACR 6951.

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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