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Taxi accident involving B-17G 42-107043 (Lawrence E. Fiychette) and 43-37511x (Cleatus G. Lemmons) at Deenethorpe on 2 June 1944. Both 613BS/401BG/8AF.

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Units

401st Bomb Group

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

613th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Cleatus G Lemmons

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Aircraft

42-107043

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Fitch's Bandwagon
Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

43-37511

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Jill's Jalopy
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

Locations

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

Revisions

Date: 28 Dec 2015 10:27:17

ContributorAl_Skiff

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

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