42-30366 Fertile Myrtle III
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 24/5/43; Gore 1/6/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 25/6/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-A] Snetterton 26/6/43; suffered battle damaged over Bremen 16/12/43 with Capt Tom Kenney, crew OK (10 RTD-all bailed over Norfolk); crashed Silver Fox Farm, Taverham, Nfk; Salvaged 31/1/44. FERTILE MYRTLE 3rd.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group Headquarters Squadron (96th Bomb Group) 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-432015
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Group Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 584th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13039734
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer/ gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Revisions
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing Company. 1996.
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing Company. 1996. pages 35, 36, 294, 300