42-31645 Babe
A/C in background - 42-31645 "Babe" (97th BG 341st BS 16 jan 44, lost on Pardubice - Czech, 24 aug 44)
Object Number - UPL 29877 - "Sgt. Albin Narlock of Miwaukee, Wisc., cleans the guns of a Boeing B-17, assisted by two Russian soldiers. " A/C in background - 42-31645 "Babe"...
Delivered Denver 1/12/44; Paine 2/12/43; Gowen 6/12/43; Boise 9/12/43; Denver 10/12/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Memphis 1/1/44; Morrison 4/1/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Pardubice, Czech. 24/8/44 with Roy Boone, Mellon, Ozato, Morris, Council, Badrosian, Auffenkamp, Goldston, Dubis, Starling; Straggling and set upon by fighter, crashed Marburg; 4 x POW, 6 x KIA MACR 7981. BABE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
![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](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
71040 Amendola FG, Italy | 16 January 1944 | Assigned 341BS, 97BG Amendola 16-Jan-44. |
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Crashed |
Marburg, Germany | 24 August 1944 | Missing in Action Pardubice, Czech. 24-Aug-44 Straggling and set upon by fighter, crashed Marburg; 4 x POW, 6 x KIA MACR 7981. |
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Delivered |
18500 E 6th Ave, Aurora, CO 80011, USA | 1 December 1944 | Delivered Denver AAF 1-Dec-44. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
