42-3037 | American Air Museum

42-3037 Windy City Avenger*

Delivered Cheyenne 25/1/43
Assigned 412BS/95BG Memphis 20/4/43
Transferred 366BS/305BG [KY-N] Grafton Underwood 1/8/43
544BS/384BG [SU-Z] Grafton Underwood 20/9/43

14 October 1943 damaged over Schweinfurt with Bill Price, Co-pilot: Lee Coleman, Navigator: Harry Harvey, Bombardier: Leroy Arquette, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Beaty, Radio Operator: Bob Smith, Ball turret gunner: Dan Griffin, Waist gunner: Earl Nelson, Waist gunner: Ralph Grant, Tail gunner: Don Dailey (10 Returned to Duty).

Crash landed Wakerley, near Corby, Northamptonshire, UK 14/10/43, Salvaged.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

366th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

544th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Leroy A Arquette

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18057431
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Earl Richard Beaty

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 14134547
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Military Occupation Specialty 748-Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer

Lee B Coleman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-802726
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Donald W Dailey

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Ralph G Grant

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11029725
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Waist Gunner; tail gunner

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Missions

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

VIII Bomber Command 115

Date: 14 October 1943

A B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-30233) of the 95th Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Munster, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-6414) nicknamed "Herky Jerky II" (circled) breaks formation due to damage. Printed caption on reverse of print: '26414 AC - Munster, Germany (Oct 10, 1943), disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" in flight. U.S. Air Force Photo. 10-10-43.'

VIII Bomber Command 114

Date: 10 October 1943

VIII Bomber Command 113

Date: 9 October 1943

Revisions

Date6 May 2023 00:55:07

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?Aircraf…

Date21 Jan 2023 01:11:18

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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?Aircraf…

Date21 Jun 2021 15:12:42

Contributorram957

ChangesChanges to media associations

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B-17 Flying Fortress Database…from Facebook

Date16 May 2019 22:35:18

Contributorphil marchese

ChangesChanges to production block number, manufacturer, nicknames and markings

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Basic Details and Markings updated.

FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945

Date11 May 2019 15:37:42

Contributorphil marchese

ChangesChanges to media associations

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The windy city avenger previously linked at the Douglas F seris is actually a much later F-BO.

Date13 Mar 2019 02:12:02

Contributorphil marchese

ChangesChanges to markings

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FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945

Date23 May 2015 14:02:09

ContributorJenny

ChangesChanges to description, unit associations, person associations and place associations

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'Karl Beaty' corrected to 'Earl Beaty'

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:28

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log