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Donald Ramsey Duncan

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RTD Ditched into North Sea on 3 Feb 45 in B-17 'The Challenger ' 42-102501

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (BK-H, serial number 42-37781) nicknamed "Silver Dollar" of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group goes down after losing its tail. Image via Havelaar. Printed caption on reverse: 'Silver Dollar, a Flying Fortress operating from Grafton Underwood, has its complete tail severed during one of the first 8th Air Force raids on Berlin.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Berlin missile, BK-H, Fort goes down.'

546th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-102501

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Challenger
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

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Date18 May 2015 21:12:44

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:43

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia