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media-36176.jpeg UPL 36176 The burning remains of B-17G-80-VE, a brand new aircraft assigned to the 457th BG that crashed on landing after a practice flight. All four crew on board will killed.

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Object Number - UPL 36176 - The burning remains of B-17G-80-VE, a brand new aircraft assigned to the 457th BG that crashed on landing after a practice flight. All four crew on...

Delivered Cheyenne 5/12/44; Hunter 19/12/44; Dow Fd 3/1/45; Assigned 457BG Glatton 4/2/45; crashed on test flight 6/2/45 with Capt Roy Kerr, Co-pilot: Capt Bill Doherty, Bombardier: Maurice Walbridge, Radio Operator: Bob Stevenson (4 Killed in Service), rest?, and ship never flew a mission. Salvaged 7/2/45.

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Units served with

457th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

750th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Black and white portrait of man, posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. There are silver wings and ribbons on the upper left-side of the jacket lapel, a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat, and an oak leaf on the shoulder lapel. Only the head and upper torso of man are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling

William K Doherty

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-411462
Highest Rank: Major

Roy E Kerr

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-862185
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Squadron Engineering Officer

Black and white portrait of man, facing straight on, wearing a uniform consisting of a shirt and tie. There is a WWII-era badge of silver wings pinned above the left-side shirt pocket. The man is looking directly at the camera and smiling

Robert L Stevenson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 457th Bomb Group
Highest Rank: Sergeant

Maurice E Walbridge

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-773020
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

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).'

Glatton

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Connington

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Delivered	Cheyenne, Wyoming	5 December 1944
Assigned	Glatton Airfield, UK	4 February 1945	457 BG 750 BS
Crashed	Glatton Airfield, UK	6 February 1945	Destroyed in a crash upon landing. Flew 0 combat missions