43-38054 Lil edie

Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 13/7/44; Grenier 24/7/44; Assigned 851BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; battle damaged Chemnitz 6/2/45 with Larry Flannelly, Co-pilot: Walt Cansdale, Navigator: Herman Pinkleman, togg-Joe Huttlin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cliff Gross, Radio Operator: Jim Gardner, Ball turret gunner: Leon Hatch, Waist gunner: George Irwin, Tail gunner: Jim Underwood wia) (all bailed); crash landed Hill Farm, Darsham, Sfk, UK; Salvaged. LIL EDIE.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 851st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34539869
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added "Production block number" and "Manufacturer" per B-17 Flying Fortress - Production-block lookup on the internet.
Source: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-75-bo-43-37874-4…

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

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log