FRE 3957

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Ground personnel inspect a B-17 Flying Fortress (QJ-B, serial number 42-30071) of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official caption on image: "*21(44). Hon. 4-15-44. Crash-Landing. B-17F 42-30071. G.P.Q. F.S.A.D." 42-30071 Del Cheyenne 6/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 8/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Ass 413BS/96BG [QJ-B] Andrews Fd 2/6/43; then 339BS [MZ-B] Snetterton 12/6/43; on a training mission the left wheel failed to extend for landing, then tail wheel failed before c/l Honington, w/Captain Ed Martin, cp-Dave Nichols, n-Casimir Marczyk, b-John Sampson, ettg-Norris Friedlander, ro-Joe Napolitano; Sal 18/4/44.

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Units

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Revisions

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ContributorJohnnyMac
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Dave Osborne's Fort Log

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ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection