42-97824

media-26395.jpeg UPL 26395 A group of 384th BG B-17's that have landed AWAY at the 56th FG base at Boxted, 28 June 1944 because of bad weather at Station 106.

Left group, front to rear:

B-17G-45-BO #42-97320 "Hot Rock" Code: SU-G
B-17G-70-BO #43-37703 "Tremblin' Gremlin II" Code: SU-P

Right group, front to rear:

B-17G-30-VE #42-97824 no name Code: SU-U
B-17G-55-BO #42-102661 "Big Dog: Code: SU-L
B-17G-95-DL #44-6141 "Sneakin' Deacon" Code: SU-F
B-17G-45-BO #42-97309 "Kathleen - Lady of Victory" JD-C
384th Bomb Group collection

Added association to Irving Brayer. Brayer was photo and communications officer of the 56th Fighter Group, and took this image in June 1944.

Object Number - UPL 26395 - A group of 384th BG B-17's that have landed AWAY at the 56th FG base at Boxted, 28 June 1944 because of bad weather at Station 106. Left group,...

Delivered Denver 8/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 3/5/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-U] Grafton Underwood 10/5/44; transferred (401BG Deenethorpe 24/5/44); transferred with group to Istres for mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45.

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Missions

  • Date: 17 January 1945
  • Date: 8 January 1945
The wreck of a B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group that crashed on take off near Aldeburgh, 19 December 1944. Image via Glenn Tessmer, 93rd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '19/12/44 Aldeburgh, Norfolk, crash on t/o.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crash site. Taken about 1 hour after crash. Mission was then scrubbed. Just off end of south runway. Lead aircraft 93BG at Hardwick, Eng. Probably Dec 15-23, 1944. Note weather! The exact date of the crash can be verified in 2nd A.D/ news letters. I can
  • Date: 19 December 1944
  • Date: 12 December 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Denver, CO, USA 3 August 1944

Assigned

Deenethorpe NN17, UK 24 May 1945 401BGparticipated in mapping duties on the continent

Manufactured

Revisions

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ContributorRayWells
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added pic

 

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Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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