44-8418 Bad Time Inc II

Delivered Patterson 6/9/44; Hunter 25/9/44; Grenier 25/9/44; Assigned 749BS 457BG Glatton 5/10/44; battle damaged Euskirchen 10/1/45 with ? and crash landed continent; Salvaged. BAD TIME INC. II.



Mid Air Collision with B-17 42-38064 'Arf n Arf' in thick haze over english channel 8-Nov-44 propellors chewed into 'Arf n Arf' fuselage, bisecting the A/C. All 10 aboard 'Arf n Arf' were KIA. 44-8418 returned damaged with all onboard.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20315687 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32706238
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron 749th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-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).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Half ‘n Half | Arf ‘n Arf
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Glatton, Huntingdon PE28 5RR, UK 16 June 1944 Practise mission ended in Belly landing Glatton 16-Jun-44.

Delivered

Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA 6 September 1944 Delivered Patterson AAF 6-Sep-44.

Assigned

Glatton, Huntingdon PE28 5RR, UK 5 October 1944 Assigned 749BS 457BG Glatton 5-Oct-44.

Crashed

English Channel 8 November 1944 Mid Air Collision English Channel Cat 4 damage Lt James V Elduff, 8-Nov-44. 10 RTD. MACR 10344. B-17G 44-8418 - 749BS 457BG 8AF

Crashed

Belgium 10 January 1945 Battle damaged Euskirchen 10-Jan-45 crash landed continent [Belgium]. Pilot Lt Robert Woods ?

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

Other

Salvaged

Belgium Salvaged