17th Bomb Group
Group
In addition to the above history, the 17th BG provided the crews for the Doolittle Raid on Japan in 1942
Squadron
Group
In addition to the above history, the 17th BG provided the crews for the Doolittle Raid on Japan in 1942
Military | 34th Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 17th Bomb Group
1st Lieutenant Leigh Slates was born December 24, 1919. His next of kin were his wife, Glennadine Slates, and his parents, Leigh and Almira Slates. He was from Palmyra, Missouri.
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B-26 Marauder
B-26 Marauder serial number 42-95987 crashed on 24 April 1945, flying a mission from Dijon, France, where it was based with the 17th Bomb Group, to Schwabmunchen, Germany.
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B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 34BS, 17BG, 12AF USAAF. Returned on one engine from raid on Rocca Secca bridge 30-Dec-43. 2Lt Bennett awarded a DFC for this endeavour.
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B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 34BS, 17BG, 12AF USAAF.
B-26 Marauder
Lost an engine to flak on 50th mission, right wing nearly torn off in belly landing.
Rebuilt and sent back to the States for a war bond promotion.
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Date | Contributor | Update |
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27 September 2014 18:42:48 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |