43-38333 Heavy Date
95th BG - 336th BS 95th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 45271 - B-17G-85-B) #43-38333 "Heavy Date" Code: ET-S (upper right) 95th BG - 336th BS
Delivered Cheyenne 22/7/44; Kearney 31/7/44; Grenier 9/8/44; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-H] Horham 12/8/44; with C.E. Willis force landed A-82 Rouvres, Fr 20/2/45; 73m, crash landed base with ?, non op 6/5/45; ditched North Sea with Roger Sundin 26/5/45. HEAVY DATE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749187
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12170026
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31013228
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 20 April 1945
- Date: 18 April 1945
- Date: 15 April 1945
- Date: 6 April 1945
- Date: 4 April 1945
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY | 22 July 1944 | |
|
Assigned |
Horham Airfield, UK | 12 August 1944 | 95BG 336BS |
|
Crashed |
North Sea | 26 June 1945 | Ditched with the Roger Sundin crew on a "Cooks Tour" flight |
Revisions
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/aircraft/274
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b17_16.html
"B-17 Flying Fortress Story: - Roger Freeman
https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/aircraft/274
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b17_16.html
"B-17 Flying Fortress Story: - Roger Freeman
