Theodore L Bennett

Military

September 9, 1944 A/C #42-31876 'Fire Ball' or 'Fire Ball Red' crash landed due to mechanical failure during either takeoff or assembly. All 10 crew members returned. Plane was salvaged September 10, 1944

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Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

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

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31876

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Fire Ball Red
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

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Date7 Oct 2023 22:32:39

Contributorjmoore43

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

Date27 Sep 2014 18:25:42

ContributorAAM

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Combat Chronology p. 205 and Supplement p. 474 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia