42-39827
Delivered Long Beach 13/9/43; Gr Island 1/10/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-G] Thurleigh 24/11/43; transferred AFSC 1/5/44; to Aphrodite Project, detailed Hemmingstadt, Germany 14/9/44, with Lts W. Haller & C. Shinault, bailed out over Suffolk coast, (2 Returned to Duty).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Colonel Neal Creighton, General H.H. Arnold, Major General Henry J.F. Miller, and General Ira C. Eaker. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 3 Sept 1943.' [stamp], '34579.' [censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'US ARMY AIR FORCES OFFICIAL PHOTO. From left to right: Colonel Nel Creighton, of Chapel Hill, NC, Post Commander of Camp Griffiss, General H H Arnold, Major General Henry JF Miller, Commanding General of VIII Air Force Service Command, and General Ira C Eaker, commanding General of](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456672.jpg.webp?itok=h_9rxyvS)
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809948
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
Missions
- Date: 14 September 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Assigned |
Thurleigh, Bedford, Bedford MK44, UK | 24 November 1943 | Assigned to 369th BS, 306th BG, 8AF. |
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Other Transferred |
1 May 1944 | Transferred VIII Air Force Service Command 1/5/44. | |
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Crashed |
Hemmingstedt, Germany | 14 September 1944 | Detailed for mission to Hemmingstadt, Germany 14/9/44. Command crew bailed out over Suffolk coast. |
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Other Transferred |
Fersfield, Diss, Norfolk IP22, UK | War Weary, transferred to Aphrodite Project. |