44-6931 Ragged But Right
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Daniel F Terzio, 2Lt Rinaldo A Carmazzi, 1Lt Wilbur W "Pete" Seller, 2Lt Erwin N Ridge, S/Sgt Roy F Person.
Front L-R: T/Sgt Alexander Szczepanek, T/Sgt James Edward McCoy, S/Sgt Bernard J O'Brien, Sgt Sune Engelbrektson.
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 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 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 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 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Eng / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37683369
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Hunter Army Air Field, Savannah, GA 31409, USA | 21 December 1944 | Delivered Hunter Army Air Field. |
Assigned |
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Royston SG8, UK | 7 February 1945 | Assigned 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Returned ZI |
414 Mc Affrey Ave, Enid, OK 73705, USA | 11 June 1945 | Returned USA - Bradley AAF. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Douglas. |