42-37810
Object Number - FRE 7858 - A B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37810) of the 388th Bomb Group. Official caption on image: "1715 - Hon - 12-21-43 - B17G - 42-37810.M."
Delivered Long Beach 5/9/43; Gr Island 12/10/43; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 15/10/43; sal 1SAD 18/4/44; (?Ret US, force landed Newfoundland with Dave Schmidt 27/6/44?);
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-675160
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38296435
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-675138
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot/Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
- Date: 16 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
![Personnel of the 94th Bomb Group at a mission briefing. A censor has obscured the maps and charts in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press'[stamp],'Passed for publication 14 December 1943.'[stamp] '296691.'[Censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'Operations Room at US Air Base. Preparing for take off. Associated Press photo shows: Col.F. W. Castle, Group Commanding Officer, gives the massed crews of the base the last part of the briefing, and a personal 'Godspeed' and 'Good Luck' in](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408449.jpg.webp?itok=nKEJNh_9)
- Date: 11 December 1943
- Date: 5 December 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Long Beach, CA, USA | 5 September 1943 | |
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Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 15 October 1943 | 388 BG 560 BS |
|
Other First 388th BG Combat Mission |
Bremen, Germany | 13 November 1943 | |
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Other Final 388th BG Combat Mission |
Bremen, Germany | 20 December 1943 | Of the nine combat missions flown with the 388th BG, five were to Bremen. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log
