42-3293 Slightly Dangerous

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Slightly Dangerous" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG?' media-413939.jpg FRE 7855 The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Slightly Dangerous" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG?' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 7855 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Slightly Dangerous" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG?'

Delivered Denver 2/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG Molesworth 12/8/43; transferred 560BS/388BG Knettishall 8/43; Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Demetrious Karnezis, Co-pilot: John George (2 evaded capture); Navigator: Bill Frazier, Bombardier: Rich Loveless, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Arthur Gay (3 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jean Lawrence, Ball turret gunner: Alvin Morrison, Waist gunner: Ashby Smith, Waist gunner: Ray Schwabenbaur,Tail gunner: George Lincoln (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed La Chapelle-Champigny, near Sarbonne, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 3113. SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Barclay Boyd Beeby

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16066310 / O-735023
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William J Frazier

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Arthur C Gay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

John W George

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Demetrios Karnezis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Denver, CO, USA 2 May 1943

Other

First 388th BG Combat Mission

Hanover, Germany 26 July 1943

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

La Chapelle Champigny, 89340 Champigny, France 5 August 1943 - 6 September 1943 Shot Down by enemy fighters. 5 KIA

Assigned

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 388 BG 560 BS

Revisions

Date20 May 2023 17:00:17
ContributorJeff Chamberlain
ChangesChanges to Aircraft Events, Description and Media
Sources

Image from Fold3 recorded on the B-17 Flying Fortress website. https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-3293-slightly-dangerous/42-3293-…

Date30 Jul 2020 18:04:06
Contributorram957
ChangesChanges to media associations
Sources

Facebook

Date20 Jan 2020 13:15:28
Contributorphil marchese
ChangesChanges to production block number and markings
Sources

Project no. per alternate image
( close up of nose art)

Date20 Jan 2020 13:11:25
Contributorphil marchese
ChangesChanges to production block number and markings
Sources

AAM associated image.

Date4 Dec 2017 21:59:54
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to nicknames, events, person associations and media associations
Sources

B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
page 93
http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=42-3293&dat…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:43
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3113 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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