Rodney L Due

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KNO at Knettishall on approach in B-17 #42-30205 'Battlin' Betsey'

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The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30205

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Battlin Betsy
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Cock O' The Walk" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG.'

42-30800

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cock O The Walk
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 October 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Combat Chronology Supplement, p. 370, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 329 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia