Glyndon D Bell

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30336) of the 385th Bomb Group that has crash landed after overshooting the runway. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Overshot landing. R. Bowers.' media-413764.jpg FRE 7753 A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30336 "Miss Nonalee II") of the 385th Bomb Group that has crash landed after overshooting the runway. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Overshot landing. R. Bowers.' Roger Freeman Collection

MACR 824

Object Number - FRE 7753 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30336 "Miss Nonalee II") of the 385th Bomb Group that has crash landed after overshooting the runway....

Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30336 'Miss Nonalee II.' Aided by the Danish Underground, escaped to Sweden.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron 551st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746142
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30336) of the 385th Bomb Group that has crash landed after overshooting the runway. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Overshot landing. R. Bowers.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Nonalee II
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

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Evaded

Denmark 9 October 1943

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Contributed courtesy of the 385th BG Association.  https://www.385thbga.com/wp-content/uploads/A-B-17-in-the-Luftwaffe.pdf 

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MACR 824

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 824 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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