Earl Richard Beaty
MilitaryStanding, L-To-R: Leroy A Arquette, Bombardier; John W Barkley, Jr, Navigator; George S Hunt, Tail Gunner/Observer (Co-Pilot); William M Price, Iii, Pilot; Maj. Carl Liles, Air Commander.
Kneeling, L-To-R: Billy J Jackson, Ball Turret; James C Leigh, Flexible Gunner; Robert E Smith, Radio; Donald W Dailey, Flexible Gunner; Earl R Beaty, Engineer.
Battle damage on 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29699 'Old Battle Axe.' Plane ditched in North Sea. The crew was rescued and returned to base.
On return from Schweinfurt, 14 October 1943, the crew bailed out of battle damaged B-17, 42-3037 near Deenethorpe; the aircraft crash-landed near Corby, UK.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fifi | Old Battle Axe
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Windy City Avenger (sic)
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Tennessee, USA | 28 August 1942 | Residence: Roane county, Tennessee Private, Air Corps |
Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK | 15 August 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #71 dated 15 August 1943, William Merriman Price III Crew. 25 combat missions. |
Other Promoted |
25 September 1943 | Promoted to Technical Sergeant on AAF Station 106 Special Order #104 dated 25 September 1943. | |
Born |
Revisions
2016-04-04, Consolidated with information from AAM duplicate file http://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/138157
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