43-37764 Betty Lee Up N Cider Boyd's Bird
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/44; Patterson 20/5/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-B] Snetterton 1st Mission 6/15/44 France: John Bee Pilot, Earle Flesher Co-pilot, Charles Wagner Navigator, Sydney Huster Radio, Raymond Wolfert Flight Engineer, Warren Newton Waist, Samuel Schreckendgust Waist, Markham McEnroe Ball Turret, Vernon Mock Tail Gun. 35th Mission 11/2/44 Mersburg Germany. Aircraft then turned over to John Boyd and Crew. Their first combat mission in the aircraft was 11/21/44 and they crashed upon return to Snetterton. Documented p205 Snetterton Falcons.
8/7/44 - 7 UP 'N CIDER; target was Osnabruck 21/11/44 with John Boyd, Co-pilot: Bob Ashley, Navigator: Bill Carey, Bombardier: Lou Wallace, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Moriarty, Radio Operator: Nick Corleto, Ball turret gunner: George Ritter, Waist gunner: Phil Palazzo, Tail gunner: Dale Parcher (9RTD-most suffered injuries); en route over Europe #1 engine played up, oil leaking, then #2 was feathered, crash landed railway embankment at Bryants Bridge, Quidenham, Sfk., UK. Salvaged 22/11/44. BOYD'S BOIDS.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner; Togglier
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Quidenham, Norwich, Norfolk NR16, UK | 21 November 1944 | On mission to Osnabruck 21/11/44. En route over Europe #1 engine played up, oil leaking, then #2 was feathered, crash landed railway embankment at Bryants Bridge, Quidenham, Suffolk. [9 x RTD]. |
Other Salvaged |
22 November 1944 | Salvaged 22/11/44. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database