44-6931 Ragged But Right
Object Number - UPL 35105 - "Combat crew of the 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Ragged But Right", England." Rear L-R: S/Sgt Daniel F...
Delivered Hunter 21/12/44; Dow Fd 3/1/45; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-K] Bassingbourn 7/2/45; 31m+two POW trips Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; Sth Plains 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45. RAGGED BUT RIGHT. B-17G 44-6931 "Ragged But Right" (coded LL-K) of the 401st Bomb Sq, 91st BG. Arrived at Bassingbourn early February 1945, this ship managed to squeeze in 31 missions before the end of hostilities - including one to Dortmund as group Lead, with Major Immanuel "Manny" Klette on board. Stripped of her armament, she made a couple of trips to Barth after V-E Day to ferry repatriated POWs back to England.
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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: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19190703 / O-2065016
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32001986 / O-793124
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Eng / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37683369
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah, GA 31409, USA | 21 December 1944 | Delivered Hunter Army Air Field. |
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Assigned |
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Royston SG8, UK | 7 February 1945 | Assigned 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Returned ZI |
414 Mc Affrey Ave, Enid, OK 73705, USA | 11 June 1945 | Returned USA - Bradley AAF. |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Douglas. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log
