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B-17G-70-BO Flying Fortress "Lady Velma" (FC-C) s/n 43-37831 571st BS, 390th BG, 8th AF. Lt. Clarence R Evans and crew on 1st October 1944.
From L-R Hubert l Clark [Tail Gun], Warren Perret [Bombardier], Leon A Hall [Nav], Robert E Gokey [Waist], Franklin B Orr [Radio], Gavin T Spensley [Co-pilot], Clarence R Evans [Pilot], Guy W Woodward [Eng], Archie Goodwin [Ball].

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Units

  • 8th Air Force

    8th Air Force


    Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ...

  • 390th Bomb Group

    390th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...

  • 571st Bomb Squadron

    571st Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

People

Aircraft

  • 43-37831 Lady Velma

    B-17 Flying Fortress
    Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/44; Hunter 5/6/44; Grenier 15/6/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-C] Framlingham 17/6/44; Missing in Action Hannover 14/3/45 with Willard Kast, John Romkema, Bob Peterson, Dan McKinney, Paul Akisevich, John Popesen, Dorsett Shipman,...

Missions

  • 886

    14 March 1945
    "1,250 Heavies Strike Tanks, Gun Factories Near Hanover" ...

Locations

  • Framlingham

    Military site : airfield
    Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...

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Date Contributor Update
24 November 2015 15:25:04 Al_Skiff Changes to caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and mission associations
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