William B Flynn

Military

media-37658.jpeg UPL 37658 "Some of the crew who bailed out of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Channel Express' of the 401st Bomb Group landed at an Army Territorial Service camp where they received a hearty welcome. Here, ATS Sgt. J. Connolly from Liverpool, England, gives a cigarette to Sgt Scicchitano who is standing behind S/Sgt William B Flynn. To the extreme right is Capt H H Hardesty. England 23-Dec-4."

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Object Number - UPL 37658 - "Some of the crew who bailed out of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Channel Express' of the 401st Bomb Group landed at an Army Territorial Service...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. ETD. Amongst his missions had several close calls.

#1 - Mission to Bremen 26-Nov-43; mid-air, damaged landed at RAF Detling, UK. RTD

#2 - Mission to Osnabruck 22-Dec-43; 42-37835 'Channel Express', baled out of severely battle damaged A/C. Entertained at dinner that night by the ATS, whose base he landed nearby. RTD.

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

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

People

A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'L to R: Front row: M/Sgt Victor Magnuson (C/C), Sgt William Hemmila (Asst). Back row: Cpl Howard McKinney, Scribner Daily (P), Sgt Herbert Westentaf.'

Scribner Cobb Dailey

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13052760 / O-801490
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Stuart E Smith

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-?
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-37835

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Channel Express
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-37838

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Fancy Nancy
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Technical Sergeant Edward Fee of the 91st Bomb Group enjoys a cup of coffee surrounded by his comrades at Bassingbourn after his final mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-27150 AC - HQ 8th AAF Photo Section, 20 Dec 1943. Ovation on Return. Congratulated on the completion of his tour of "Ops", T/Sgt. Edward Fee (holding cup), 30, of Charlestown, Mass., is surrounded by flying mates as he awaits interrogation. T/Sgt. Fee, holder of Air Medal and slated for the DFC, is aerial engineer of Fortres

VIII Bomber Command 161

Date: 22 December 1943

VIII Bomber Command 138

Date: 26 November 1943

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Chicago, IL	3 June 1946	Re-Enlistment.
Born	LaCrosse County, WI
Based	Deenethorpe		Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date10 Mar 2019 15:09:58

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:27:42

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 389, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 437 w/ picture of plane, http://www.401bg.org/Main/Hist / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia