42-30363 Ruth L III

Delivered Cheyenne 21/5/43; Smoky Hill 1/6/43; Gr Isle 5/6/43; Dow Fd 1/7/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG Snetterton 4/7/43 RUTH L III; transferred RCM 388BG project Aphrodite Knettishall; Missing in Action Hemmingstadt 14/9/44 with Lts M. Hardy & E. Hadley, bailed out over Suffolk coast (2 Returned to Duty)..

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Ernest T Hadley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Missions

632

  • Date: 14 September 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Snetterton, Norwich, Norfolk NR16, UK 4 July 1943 Assigned to 338th BS, 96th BG, 8AF.

Crashed

Hemmingstedt, Germany 14 September 1944 On Aphrodite mission to Hemmingstadt 14/9/44. Command crew baled out over Suffolk coast.

Other

Transferred

Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK Transferred RCM 388th BG project Aphrodite.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

AAM DB Entry.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log