42-30487 Laden Maiden, Torchy 3
Eight Air force Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Torchy III," sits beside the 20 mm cannon shell hole blasted into
the wing of his big bomber by Nazi fighters...
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Delivered Dallas 9/6/43; Gore 11/6/43; Love 28/7/43; Scott 11/8/43; Presque Is 17/8/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-F] Thorpe Abbotts 20/8/43; on return from Regensburg 25/4/44 with Ralph Horne, Co-pilot: John McGrath, Navigator: Jack Evans, Bombardier: John Craven, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Willey, Radio Operator: Bob Fosdick, Ball turret gunner: Carlee Hunt, Waist gunner: Joe Perinsky, Waist gunner: Shelly Hall,Tail gunner: Joe Staron (10 Returned to Duty); u/c collapsed on base when landing. Salvaged Honington 28/4/44; TORCHY 3 aka LADEN MAIDEN.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18006165 / T-120216 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
100th BG website vis Ross Smith to FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945
P. MARCHESE. MARCH 8, 2022