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42-3218 Doris Mae

media-28314.jpeg UPL 28314 384th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 28314

Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-R] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43 DORIS MAE; transferred 1 Base Air Depot, Burtonwood 4/1/44; transferred RAF [SR389]; 214 Sq BU-P Sculthorpe, Oulton, Nfk.; Salvaged 4/4/45, Struck Off Charge 11/3/47.

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Donald Ivan Collins

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39606925
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear.

Leon Fields

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 0–672341
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Ten men in Air Force combat flying gear posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Roy Wesley Griffith

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 14107839
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator/ Gunner

Ralph Jackson Hall

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: T-60057
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Lester Olaf Hegstad

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-670736
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

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B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 388th Bomb Group fly over Nazi smoke screens. Printed caption on reverse: '73228 AC- The Nazis have released smoke screens in an effort to hide their railroad yards as Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" fly over the target at Bremen, Germany, prior to the release of the bombs. 8 October 1943.'

VIII Bomber Command 111

Date: 8 October 1943

The wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5888) nicknamed "Elusive Elcy" of the 94th Bomb Group flies off as a result of a direct hit, during a mission over Emden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '94 BG. 27/9/43.' Printed caption on reverse: 'A DRAMATIC INCIDENT DURING THE AIR WAR OVER EUROPE: A WING BREAKS OFF A FLYING FORTRESS DURING A DAYLIGHT BATTLE, AND THE STRICKEN BOMBER BEGINS TO TURN OVER AS IT STARTS ON THE WAY DOWN TO EARTH. This picture illustrates one of the hazards which the big A

VIII Bomber Command 104

Date: 27 September 1943

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear.

VIII Bomber Command 100

Date: 23 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 97

Date: 16 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 94 OPERATION STARKEY

Date: 9 September 1943

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Cheyenne, WY, USA	1 April 1943 - 23 May 1943	For Modification
Delivered	Bangor, ME, USA	23 May 1943 - 29 May 1943	For transport to England
Assigned	Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK	29 May 1943 - 4 January 1944	384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron
Transferred	Burtonwood, UK	4 January 1944 - 11 March 1944	1st Air Base Depot (1 BAD)
Transferred Written Off	Sculthorpe, Fakenham, England, UK	11 March 1944 - 11 March 1944	Royal Air Force (RAF), SR389, 214th  Squadron

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Date15 Aug 2023 15:01:45

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Date15 Aug 2023 14:57:44

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Date22 Jan 2023 03:17:43

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Date20 Jan 2020 18:03:06

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AAM associated image.
Marchese, FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945

Date8 Jun 2017 18:01:25

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:42

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

42-3218 Doris Mae

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Units served with

People

Donald Ivan Collins

Leon Fields

Roy Wesley Griffith

Ralph Jackson Hall

Lester Olaf Hegstad

Places

Missions

VIII Bomber Command 111

VIII Bomber Command 104

VIII Bomber Command 100

VIII Bomber Command 97

VIII Bomber Command 94 OPERATION STARKEY

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