Jack R Swartout

Military

29 December 1943 ran off runway in B-17#42-31062 'Holy Terror'. Instructor pilot to L. G. Lacy crew.

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Units served with

350th Bomb Squadron

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

351st Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

The damaged chin turret of a B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30723) nicknamed "Holy Terror" of the 100th Bomb Group.

42-31062

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Holy Terror II
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'

8th Air Force 250

Date: 6 March 1944

Revisions

Date23 Aug 2020 18:48:44

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

Replaced a "Ò" with a single quote in 2 places in the "Summary biography".

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:54

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 443 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia