Guthrie H Head

Military

Shortly after take off on mission to Eschweiler on 24 Jan 1944, B-17F #42-3307 'Skipper' crashed to avoid a mid-air collision at low level. WIA. Earlier, 27 December 1943 accident upon landing B-17#42-3474 'King Bee' during formation training flight. All returned.

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3307

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skipper
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Group

42-3474

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: King Bee, Queen Bee
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

Added an association to “Thorpe Abbotts,” the home base of the 100th BG.

Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Combat Sup, 8th AF Losses, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.  I, p. 440 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia