Warren V Smith

Military

17 October 1943 crew bailed out of B17#42-30610 'Red Ass' when a fire in the fuselage developed during a training flight.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 36th Bomb Squadron (Radar Counter Measures).

36th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

Kenneth L Hagan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 803rd Bomb Squadron 390th Bomb Group 36th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

Aircraft

42-30610

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Red Ass
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book SQUADRON OF DECEPTION by Hutton, page 193, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 344