William E McKee

Military

B-17F #42-3506 'Sir Baboon McGoon' was forced to ditch in the North Sea off Ijmuiden after fighter attacks disabled one engine on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 29 Mar 1944. No loss of life. Entire crew in 2 life rafts during a snow storm. Picked up by German Navy. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Personnel watch a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3506) nicknamed "Sir Baboon McGoon" of the 91st Bomb Group prepare for take off at Tannington, December 1943. Written on slide casing: 'Sir Baboon McGoon/ 324 BS, Tannington, Suffolk 12/43.'

42-3506

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sir Baboon McGoon
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3473, Losses of teh 8th & 9th Air Forces