42-97478 Shade Ruff #2

media-23181.jpeg UPL 23181 B-17G-15-VE #42-97478 "Shade Ruff #2" Assigned to 614th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 401st Bombardment Group (Heavy). The names painted at the crew positions are all associated with Shade Ruff #2's original crew which 1st Lt Robert O. Stine commanded. "Betty Baby" on the chin turret refers to bombardier 2nd Lt Walter P. Empric's wife Betty. "Nell" near the navigator position's window refers to navigator 2nd Lt Lee S. Miller, Jr.'s wife Nellie. "Anne" just below the top turret position refers to top turret gunner/engineer TSgt Paul W. Trump's fiancée Anne. Finally, the meaning of "Punjab" as associated with original pilot 1st Lt Robert O. Stine's position is unknown.

Corrected caption.

Object Number - UPL 23181 - B-17G-15-VE #42-97478 "Shade Ruff #2" Assigned to 614th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 401st Bombardment Group (Heavy). The names painted at the...

Delivered Cheyenne 28/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Nutts Corner, Belfast, N. I. 20/1/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG Glatton 9/1/44; 749BS; transferred 614BS/401BG [IW-Q] Deenethorpe 11/3/44.



Detailed Merseburg 11/9/44 with Garrett Filemyr, Co-pilot: Herb Claxton, Navigator: Ed Robinson, ng-David Tutwiler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herb Shanks, Ball turret gunner: Bill Reynolds, Tail gunner: Malcolm Culver (7 Returned to Duty); Radio Operator: Jim Parkes, Waist gunner: Tom Campbell (2 POW-bailed out after flak hits between #1 and #2,) but aircraft limped home safely.



Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 13/6/45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/12/45.



Shade Ruff #2

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Ancil Lorin Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Clyde Junior Brobst

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35609627
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret

Thomas B Campbell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32567892
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Herbert Walter Claxton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12087259 / O-819965
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John T Coyne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Missions

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Document 53600

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Document 53705

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Document 53706

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Document 53869

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Document 53879

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Document 53880

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne, WY, USA 28 November 1943

Assigned

Glatton, Huntingdon PE28, UK 9 January 1944 457th BG

Assigned

Deenethorpe, Corby NN17, UK 11 March 1944 401st BG 614th BS

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=97478

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Updated.

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ContributorShade Ruff
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Corrected spelling.

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Contributorphil marchese
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Type in nickname corrected to #2.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Associated people from MACR 8921 - http://www.fold3.com

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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