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.
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John H Alvey
Military
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"Lt Alvey of the 390th Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal, 11-Feb-44 England."
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 17-Oct-43 crew bailed out of B-17 42-30610 'Red Ass' when a fire in the fuselage developed during a training flight. 25 x missions (13 x aboard 42-3472 "The Vulture").
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
Units served with
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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... -
568th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-30610 'Red Ass'
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/43; Gr Isle 15/7/43; Dalhart 20/7/43; Gr Isle 26/7/43; Presque Is 3/8/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-M] Framlingham 6/8/43; caught fire on Duren mission 17/10/43, with Clarry Strawn, Co-pilot: Warren Smith, Navigator: John Alvey,... -
42-3472
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 1/7/43; Amarillo 3/7/43; Scott 13/8/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-G/N/S] Framlingham 25/8/43 SHOOT A POUND; re-named THE VULTURE 4/44; declared War Weary and transferred HQ 100BG Thorpe Abbotts, damaged in taxi accident with Ray...
Associated Place
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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...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Based | Framlingham | 6 September 1943 – 4 February 1944 |
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Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Baled out | 17 October 1943 | |
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17-Oct-43 crew bailed out of B-17 42-30610 'Red Ass' when a fire in the fuselage developed during a training flight. RTD. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 March 2018 17:45:07 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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Key Image ID. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:16:05 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 344 |
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