43-37765 Donna J II aka The Duchess

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 748th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group ('B', serial number 43-37765) at Glatton airfield. Handwritten caption on reverse: '748.' media-414372.jpg FRE 8355 A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 748th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group ('B', serial number 43-37765) at Glatton airfield. Handwritten caption on reverse: '748.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8355 - A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 748th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group ('B', serial number 43-37765) at Glatton airfield. Handwritten caption on...

Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/44; Kearney 1/6/44; Grenier 18/6/44; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-K] Snetterton 18/6/44 DONNA J II; transferred 750BS/457BG [B] Glatton 19/6/44; 8 ERS Halesworth 24/3/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/12/45. THE DUCHESS.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Rudolph Stanley Buczak

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Robert Charles Burkholder

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 750th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13186571 / O-819957
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Fighter Pilot

Robert L Kaufman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Francis E. Warren AFB, WY, USA 19 May 1944 Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Norwich NR16 2JU, UK 18 June 1944 Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

Glatton, Huntingdon PE28, UK 19 June 1944 Transferred 750BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

Halesworth IP19, UK 24 March 1945 Transferred to 8 ERS, 8AF.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added "aka" to the nickname field.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/11771 - Biography detail.
http://www.457thbombgroup.org/Fate/RL05.HTML
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b17_16.html

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

43-37765: Gallery (2 items)

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 748th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group ('B', serial number 43-37765) at Glatton airfield. Handwritten caption on reverse: '748.'

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