William F McClelland
MilitaryStanding from left : William McClelland, Harry H. Crosby, Charles A. Via, Jr., Everett E. Blakely, James R. Douglas.
Kneeling : Lester W. Saunders, Monroe R. Thornton, Edward S. Yevich, Lyle E Nord, and Edmund G Forkner
From the Blakely Collection
RTD. B-17F #42-3393 'Just-A-Snappin'. On mission to Bremen on 8 Oct 1943, A/C severely damaged by flak and enemy fighters. A/C returned to base alone and crashed near Ludham.
Connections
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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: Just-A-Snappin'
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a connection to the 100th BG - see pg. 188 in the book"Flying Fortress" by Edward Jablonski.
Added a connection to A/C #42-3393 listed in the "Summary biography".
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, Combat Chronology, Unit History, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 314 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia