42-39993 Hells Angels Out Of Chute 13, Grossly Inadequate
Object Number - UPL 37620 - "Four crew members of the 401st Bomb Group in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Hell's Angel' at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 20...
Delivered Long Beach 26/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-C] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; 118m landing accident at base with Jim Nolan 7/5/45; sal 2 SAD Watton, Nfk 8/5/45. HELL’S ANGELS OUT OF CHUTE 13 aka GROSSLY INADEQUATE. George F. Bingham Crew - 21 missions (original crew)
Charles F. Hess Crew - 1 mission
Stuart E. Smith Crew - 1 mission
William J. Kelly Crew - 1 mission
Marion O. Hagan, Jr. Crew - 2 missions
Francis J. Touissant Crew - 2 missions
Benjamin H. Johnson Crew - 1 mission
Kenneth C. Wells Crew - 1 mission
John Myretetus Crew - 1 mission
Jack Atherton Crew - 1 mission
Carl G. Ritting Crew - 1 mission
Roger C. Gibson Crew - 25 missions (most missions in this a/c)
Bodo C. Konze Crew - 1 mission
Jay Osslander Crew - 1 mission
Paul J. Sullivan Crew - 1 mission
Charles H. Aiken Crew - 2 missions
Ralph S. Hayes Crew - 1 mission
Charles T. Maxwell Crew- 1 mission
Thomas K. Hill Crew - 1 mission
David F. Tompkins Crew - 1 mission
Louis J. Lawrence Crew - 1 mission
Julian A. Roadman Crew - 2 missions
Bert E. Hocking Crew - 1 mission
Andrew F. Bloetscher Crew- 2 missions
Roy H. Bonney Crew - 1 mission
Walter E. Cox Crew - 1 mission
Jack P. Comer Crew - 2 missions
Dale G. Jones Crew - 1 mission
Donald M. Schliemann Crew - 1 mission
Allen D. Aschenbach Crew - 6 missions
Walter W. Thorne Crew - 1 mission
Richard L. Steele Crew - 1 mission
Millard H. French Crew - 1 mission
Alfred R. Grimm Crew - 1 mission
James A. Nolan Crew - 9 missions
Max M. Smith Crew - 3 missons
William J. Mulyhill Crew - 1 mission
James J. Hazelton Crew - 2 missions
Ward A. Leap Crew - 1 mission
Verne E. Walker Crew - 1 mission
Eldon J. Cairns Crew - 1 mission
Connections
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-760521
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Missions
- Date: 17 April 1945
- Date: 16 April 1945
- Date: 14 April 1945
- Date: 10 April 1945
- Date: 9 April 1945
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Long Beach, CA | 26 October 1943 | |
|
Assigned |
Deenethorpe Airfield, UK | 1 January 1944 | |
|
Other First 401st BG Combat Mission |
Kiel, Germany | 4 January 1944 | George F. Bingham Crew |
|
Other 50th 401st BG Combat Mission |
Berlin, Germany | 27 August 1944 | Robert Gibson Crew |
|
Other 100th 401st BG Combat Mission |
Unterluss, Germany | 4 April 1945 | William J. Mulyhill Crew |
|
Other Final (107th) 401st BG Combat Mission |
Dresden, Germany | 17 April 1945 | Eldon Cairns Crew |
Revisions
Added another nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”
Felix R Abel (Mechanic on the aircraft) via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
