Russell W Engel

Military

Object Number - UPL 35510 - B-17 'Squawkin' Hawk' crew memorabilia.

WIA in B-17 #42-30088 'Squawkin' Hawk' 6 Sept 1943. Pilot was Sumner Reeder.

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A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30088) nicknamed "Squawkin' Hawk I" of the 100th Bomb Group, signed by personnel. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Thorpe Abbott. Home 17/5/44. 100th Bomb Group.' Printed caption on reverse: '53312AC - Proud Veteran Goes Home ... With hundreds of autographs on its sleek hull, the war-weary veteran Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Squawkin' Hawk I" is shown shortly before it took off from its 8th AAF bases in England to return to the U.S. for retirement. Covering 47,720

42-30088

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Squawkin Hawk II

Revisions

Date2 Mar 2020 02:23:19
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:24:50
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 507by Bishop & Hey / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Russell W Engel: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 35510 - B-17 'Squawkin' Hawk' crew memorabilia.

Object number: UPL 35521 - Navigator Lt. Russell Engell's uniforms & B-17...

Object number: UPL 35522 - B-17 'Squawkin' Hawk' crew memorabilia.

Object number: UPL 35523 - B-17 'Squawkin' Hawk' crew memorabilia.