John F Massol

Military

On landing on 26 Jan 1944 the left landing of B-17G #42-3271 'Nine Little Yanks and a Jerk' fled and A/C skidded off the runway. RTD.

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Skid off runway
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nine Little Yanks and a Jerk
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "off" was misspelled.

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Changed surname per info on the 100th BG website.
SOURCE: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=3373…

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Added an association to the 100th BG, the parent group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons.

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8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia