91st Bombardment Group photo gallery
41-9023 B-17E Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGX Yankee Doodle right side at Bodney Aug 1942 N3118
41-9023 B-17E Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGX Yankee Doodle with crew right side at Bodney 12th Mar 1944 NA710
Photo description: 41-9023 / Yankee Doodle Assigned 414BS/97BG Polebrook 3/42; with Lt. John P. Dowswell and MajGen Ira C. Eaker, Commanding General, VIII Bomber Command on first 8AF mission 17/8/42; transferred 92BG Bovingdon 24/8/42; 323BS/91BG [LG-X] Bassingbourn 30/3/43 as Blind Approach Training Flight; then to 324BS [DF-X] as target tow and hack; Salvaged 26/7/45. YANKEE DOODLE. Capt. Dalton And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Yankee Doodle'. England, 12 March 1944.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856708 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10592-62753AC
42-29895 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFH The Black Swan at 27,000 enroute Bremen Germany 20th Dec 1943 NA1174
Photo description: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Of The 91st Bomb Group, 8Th Af, Enroute Towards Bremen, Germany, Flies High Above Cloud Banks At 27,000 Feet Altitude. 20 December 1943. Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/43; Scott Fd 28/3/43; Scotts Bluff 7/4/43; Smoky Hill 16/4/43; Presque Is 2/5/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-H] Bassingbourn 23/5/43; Missing in Action (20+m) Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Stuart Mendelsohn (decapitated), Radio Operator: Dick Hensley (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Laverne Woods, Navigator: Warren Ellis, Ball turret gunner: Larry Hull, Waist gunner: Abe Lieberman, Waist gunner: Rollin Gator, Tail gunner: Porter Clemens (6 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: James Schneider, Top Turret Gunner: Jim Quinn (2 evaded capture); Flak KO’d #3, then hit by ground fire as they crossed low over the Brest peninsula, limping home killing two crew, crashed Bannalec, 40 miles NW of L’Orient, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1975. THE BLACK SWAN. 20 December 1943: B-17F 42-29895 "The Black Swan" (coded DF-H) of the 324th Bomb Sq, 91st BG sits in the shadow of another Fortress on its way to Bremen. Eleven days later "The Black Swan" fell to flak near Lorient with 2LT Stewart Mendelsohn's crew aboard. Eight crewmen became POWs; Mendelsohn and flight engineer/top turret gunner TSGT Richard Hensley were KIA.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899449 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19763-61045AC
42-31230 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFAI Little Jean on her way to Tours 5th Jan 1944 NA957
Photo description: Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Gr Island 20/10/43; Memphis 26/10/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-A1] Bassingbourn 22/12/43; Missing in Action 3+m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Allen Uskela, Radio Operator: Eric Braga, Ball turret gunner: Bill Keib, Waist gunner: Marvin Pearl, Waist gunner: Franklin Buck,Tail gunner: Bert Pearson (6 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Gilbert Heims, Navigator: George Potter, Bombardier: Bob Morgan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bernard Offley (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft attack blew hole in wing between #1 and #2, further attacks riddled cockpit then crashed Schoepenstedt, 12 miles SW of Helmstedt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1916. LITTLE JEAN. 5 January 1944: B-17G 42-31230 "Little Jean" (coded DF-AI) is on her way to Tours. One of the earliest production "G" models, the waist gunners were still exposed as on earlier variants; retrofit window kits would eventually arrive in the field. "Little Jean" lasted less than a week after this sortie; over Oschersleben she was one of six Forts from the 91st to go down. Four men from 2LT Allen A. Uskula's crew survived to become POWs; the pilot and five others were KIA.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204890343 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16392-61039AC
42-40000 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFF Just Nothing at 12,000 ft enroute Croisette France 14th Jan 1944 NA1051
42-40000 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFF Just Nothing at 12,000ft drop zone Croisette France 14th Jan 1944 NA628
Photo description: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Enroute To Bomb Target At Croisette, France. 14 January 1944. (Altitude 12,000 Feet). Delivered Long Beach 29/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-F] Bassingbourn 4/1/44; 22m Missing in Action Hamm 22/4/44 with Capt Harvey Hesse, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Williams (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Maj Chas Lee, Navigator: John Ryan(401BS), Navigator: Jay Suldan, GPb-Capt Provost Marshall, Radio Operator: Fred Snavely, Ball turret gunner: Harlan Bunn, Waist gunner: John Guy, Waist gunner: Leon Sterle, Ball turret gunner: Lt Leon Krahling (9 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3, gas tank exploded and crashed Korbecke, 19 miles SE of Hamm, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4259. QUAD ZERO then JUST NOTHING.B-17G 42-40000 "Just Nothing" (coded DF-F) of the 324th Bomb Sq, 91st BG. Arriving at Bassingbourn 10 January 1944, "Just Nothing" went down on 22 April over Hamm. Leading the group, CAPT Harvey G. Hesse was at the controls; MAJ Charles Lee, the 91st's operations officer, was in the right seat. Group bombardier CAPT Prevost Marshall was in the nose with two navigators. A flak burst near the #3 engine set the right wing ablaze, and the crew jumped. Hesse and flight engineer TSGT Charles E. Williams were KIA.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204890410 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16389-61035AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204896996 Local ID: 342-FH-3A18667-61037AC
Boeing B-17G Fortresses 8AF 91BG at 25,200 heading for Frankfut Germany 29th Jan 1944 NA955
Photo description: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Af, Headed Toward Frankfut, Germany, Fly High Above Heavy Cloud Banks At 25,200 Feet Altitude. 29 January 1944.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899202 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19640-61057AC
42-97504 B-17G Fortress 8AF 381BG533BS ORP Mary Lou at 22,000 enroute Brunswick 30th Jan 1944 NA935
Photo description: Delivered Denver 4/12/43; Kearney 16/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-P] Bassingbourn 23/1/44; {70m} battle damaged Frieberg 14/10/44 with Ed Spawinski; crash landed base on return, Salvaged 2 SAD. MARY LOU. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Af, Wing Their Way Over Enemy Territory Enroute To Target At Brunswick, Germany. 30 Jan. 1944. (Altitude 22,000 Feet).
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899172 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19630-B61046AC
42-38061 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGT Black Magic at 22,000 enroute Brunswick 30th Jan 1944 NA935
Photo description: Delivered Cheyenne 29/11/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-P] Ridgewell 2/2/44; 5+m Missing in Action St Avord 28/4/44 with Harold Henslin, Navigator: Art Guertin, Bombardier: Gene Arning, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Karr, Ball turret gunner: George McLaughlin, Waist gunner: Clarry Williams,Tail gunner: Ed Sell (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Maj Osce Jones, Radio Operator: J.W. Padgett,Tail gunner: Bill Blackmon (3 Prisoner of War); flak KOd #3 and ship went down immediately, crashed Avord, 12 miles SE of Bourges, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 4241. (also nicknamed Piccadilly Tilly II and crashed on take off according to Tom O’Brien detailed on mission to Cottbus) GEORGIA REBEL II. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Af, Wing Their Way Over Enemy Territory Enroute To Target At Brunswick, Germany. 30 Jan. 1944. (Altitude 22,000 Feet).
Statements of other crews from MACR 4241
I was flying deputy lead on the mission of 28 April 1944, directly behind Lt. Henslin, who was flying in B-17G A/C 42-38061. Our bombing run was about three minutes with light flak coming up near the target. Bombs wen away at 14000 feet and I watched the bomb bay doors close on the lead ship. I believe it was no longer than one minute after bombs away that the #2 engine exploded on 42-38061, giving us quite a bump, due to our close position. The #2 engine was completely shot away, the left gear dropped down from the nacelle, and a long stream of flame was trailing from the remains of nacelle. The ship hesitated a moment and then peeled of sharply to the left, disrupting the wing men and the low squadron. My tail gunner reported the ship on its back above went past. I was not able to follow it for more than thirty or fourty seconds, and during that time I did not see any chutes or any further explosion.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899172 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19630-B61046AC
42-37939 B-17G Fortress 8AF 381BG533BS ORS Sugar Blues at 22,000 enroute Brunswick 30th Jan 1944 NA935
Photo description: Delivered Denver 21/10/43; Gr Island 9/11/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG Bassingbourn 20/12/43; 15m Missing in Action Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Roman Maziarz, Co-pilot: Peter DeloWounded in Action, Navigator: Mortimer Pudnos, Bombardier: Arthur Clay, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Depoti, Radio Operator: Joe La Cascia, Ball turret gunner: Walt Meader, Waist gunner: Tony Barbotti, Waist gunner: Urban Jacoboski,Tail gunner: Bob Heller (10 Returned to Duty); hit by enemy aircraft causing severe damage, ditched North Sea, and rescued by Air Sea Rescue after four hours. SUGAR BLUES. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Af, Wing Their Way Over Enemy Territory Enroute To Target At Brunswick, Germany. 30 Jan. 1944. (Altitude 22,000 Feet).
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899172 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19630-B61046AC
42-29739 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORM The Village Flirt enroute to Brunswick 30th Jan 1944 NA930
Photo description: 42-29739 / Wolf Pack aka The Village Flirt Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-P] Alconbury 15/4/43; Framlingham 12/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; 2m, transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-F] Thurleigh 4/8/43 WOLF PACK; 323BS/91BG [OR-M] Bassingbourn 11/9/43 THE VILLAGE FLIRT; 30m AFSC 5/4/44; Returned to the USA 1105 BU Miami 6/9/44; 4104 BU Rome 21/12/44; 4149 BU Ft Dix 2/2/45; 110 BU Mitchell 20/2/45; 4112 BU Olmstead 1/5/45; 4149 BU Ft Dix 11/5/45; 4000 BU Wright 8/11/45; 4100 BU Patterson 17/1/46; 4150 BU Boca Raton (US Navy) 1/4/46; then to CAA for instr. landing training, and found by former 91BG pilot Phil Mack at Weir Cook Apt. Indianapolis, US. 3/6/46.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899166 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19628-61046AC
42-39967 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFK Mary K enroute to Brunswick 30th Jan 1944 NA930
42-39967 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFK Mary K enroute to Brunswick 30th Jan 1944 NA1364
42-39967 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFK Mary K enroute to Brunswick 30th Jan 1944 NA1366
Photo description: Delivered Long Beach 21/10/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-K] Bassingbourn 25/1/44; 15m Missing in Action Oberpffaffafenhofen 18/3/44 with Harry Theophilos, Co-pilot: John DeLavore, Navigator: John Herr (chute failed), never found in lake,Tail gunner: Chas Jochmann (4 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Joe Pletta, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joachim Vizinho, Radio Operator: Jim Norris, Ball turret gunner: Elden Newman, Waist gunner: Marion Porter, Waist gunner: Chas Perry (6 Prisoner of War); flak hit causing ship to drop out of formation, enemy aircraft then struck, crashed on shore of Lake Constance, near Bregenz, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 3224. MARY KAY.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899166 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19628-61046AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899538 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19869-61047AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899541 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19870-A61047AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899541 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19870-A61047AC
42-29837 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFA Lady Luck with 41-24490 DFC Jack the Ripper over Tours France NA566
Photo description: Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Gore 9/3/43; Duncan 31/3/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-A] Bassingbourn 7/6/43; transferred AFSC 6/4/44 then MTO (Italy and N. Africa); Returned to the USA Tinker 11/6/44; Patterson 23/2/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Searcey Fd 27/7/45. LADY LUCK. Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-C] Bangor 31/8/42; Bassingbourn 26/9/42; JACK THE RIPPER. Missing in Action 27+m Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Jim Considine, Co-pilot: Norman Stuckey, Bombardier: Jack Remers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Melvin Washburn, Radio Operator: Jim Naughton, Ball turret gunner: John Dias, Waist gunner: John Stipewia and broke leg on landing, Waist gunner: Don Day,Tail gunner: Vernon PochardtWounded in Action (9 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Henry Schaub (KIA-chute failed to open); two Me 109s KO’d #2, dropped back aiming for cloud cover but more enemy aircraft KO’d two more engines, crashed Gremmendorf, near Albersloh, SE of Munster, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 2640. (last original aircraft lost).
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204889993 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16175-A61038AC
41-24490 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFC Jack the Ripper (far right) Bremen 20th Dec 1943 NA928
Photo description: Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-C] Bangor 31/8/42; Bassingbourn 26/9/42; JACK THE RIPPER. Missing in Action 27+m Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Jim Considine, Co-pilot: Norman Stuckey, Bombardier: Jack Remers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Melvin Washburn, Radio Operator: Jim Naughton, Ball turret gunner: John Dias, Waist gunner: John Stipewia and broke leg on landing, Waist gunner: Don Day,Tail gunner: Vernon PochardtWounded in Action (9 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Henry Schaub (KIA-chute failed to open); two Me 109s KO’d #2, dropped back aiming for cloud cover but more enemy aircraft KO’d two more engines, crashed Gremmendorf, near Albersloh, SE of Munster, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 2640. (last original aircraft lost).
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899163 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19627-A61044AC
41-24490 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFC Jack the Ripper (far right) Bremen 20th Dec 1943 NA928
Photo description: Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-C] Bangor 31/8/42; Bassingbourn 26/9/42; JACK THE RIPPER. Missing in Action 27+m Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Jim Considine, Co-pilot: Norman Stuckey, Bombardier: Jack Remers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Melvin Washburn, Radio Operator: Jim Naughton, Ball turret gunner: John Dias, Waist gunner: John Stipewia and broke leg on landing, Waist gunner: Don Day,Tail gunner: Vernon PochardtWounded in Action (9 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Henry Schaub (KIA-chute failed to open); two Me 109s KO’d #2, dropped back aiming for cloud cover but more enemy aircraft KO’d two more engines, crashed Gremmendorf, near Albersloh, SE of Munster, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 2640. (last original aircraft lost).
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899163 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19627-A61044AC
42-31076 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGV Chief Sly's Son returning from a mission to Cognac 31st Dec 1943 NA935
Photo description: Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Gr Island 3/10/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [0R-L] Bassingbourn 16/10/43; transferred 322BS [LG-X]; Missing in Action 18m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with J. C. Page, Navigator: Larry Lynch, Bombardier: Bill Stevenson, Radio Operator: Albt Macos, Ball turret gunner: Arlie Wotring, Waist gunner: Jim Alfred, Waist gunner: Chas Brokke,Tail gunner: Warren Oliver (8 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Tom Butler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Ginder (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft set wing on fire then ship exploded, crashed Schmede, near Dummer Lake, seven miles SW of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1919. CHIEF SLY’S SON.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204889360 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16386-27183AC
42-37779 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFB Pistol Packin Mama at 12,100 enrout Croisette 14th Jan 1944 NA943
Photo description: Delivered Denver 25/8/43; Scott 23/10/43; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 14/11/43; transferred 324BS/91BG [DF-B] Bassingbourn 20/11/43; then AFSC 3/5/44; retUS 8STA Homestead 11/6/45; 4136 BU Tinker 14/8/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 1/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 3/1/46. PIST’L PACKIN’ MAMA.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204890322 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16391-A61036AC
44-8651 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS DFA Lorraine with Capt IO Tufty crew at Bassingbourn 1945 NA684
Photo description: CAPT Iver O. Tufty and what's left of his crew following the 15 October 1944 mission to Cologne. Assigned to the 324th Bomb Sq, 91st BG, they were flying B-17G 42-107040 "Shirley Jean" borrowed from the 323rd Bomb Sq (coded OR-D) when flak knocked out the #2 and #3 engines. Tufty ordered the crew to prepare to bail out, but four crewmen apparently misunderstood the orders, abandoning ship to become POWs. Tufty's crew "remnants" are seen here with B-17G 44-8651 "Lorraine" (coded DF-A). Delivered Cheyenne 13/11/44; Hunter 9/12/44; Dow Fd 22/12/44; 324BS/91BG [DF-A] Bassingbourn 2/2/45; {21+m} transferred 306BG Thurleigh 24/5/45; Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/7/46. LORRAINE.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856669 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10584-A62751AC
42-39929 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS ORZ Baltimore Oriole at 24,000 to Oberpfaffenhofen 18th Mar 1944 NA941
Photo description: 42-39975 / Just Plain Lonesome aka Baltimore Oriole Delivered Long Beach 22/10/43; Assigned 92BG Podington 5/12/43; transferred 324BS/91BG [OR-Z] Bassingbourn 10/1/44, then 323BS (DF-Z]; 40m Missing in Action Dessau 30/5/44 with Zack Collier, Co-pilot: John Kelleher, Navigator: William Paul Clements, Bombardier: Harry McDermott, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Ward, Radio Operator: Steve Kogut, Ball turret gunner: George Zimheld, Waist gunner: Tom Cogdill,Tail gunner: Chas Semon (9 Killed in Action); flak KO’d two engines, nothing else heard from, or seen of a/c, assumed to have crashed in the sea; Missing Air Crew Report 5355. BALTIMORE ORIOLE aka JUST PLAIN LONESOME.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899181 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19633-61053AC
42-31580 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS ORA Merry Widow at 24,000 to Oberpfaffenhofen 18th Mar 1944 NA941
Photo description: 42-31580 / Merry Widow Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Paine Fd 27/11/43; Portland 3/12/43; Cheyenne 5/12/43; Kearney 12/12/43; Sth Bend 3/1/44; Grenier 8/1/44; Presque Is 12/1/44; Prestwick 15/1/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-A] Bassingbourn 29/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 7/5/44 with Nenad Kovachevich, Co-pilot: Bill Thurman (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ed Wallner, Bombardier: Eleuterio Rodriguez, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Parkins, Radio Operator: Ralph Liedke, Ball turret gunner: Don Pilcher, Waist gunner: Bernie Balletiere,Tail gunner: Bill Reynolds (7 Prisoner of War); flak #3 plus other damage, crashed Heidenau, SW of Hamburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4579. MERRY WIDOW.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204899181 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19633-61053AC
42-31076 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGV Chief Sly’s Son at 21,000 to Andres 24th Dec 1943 NA941
Photo description: 42-31076 / Chief Sly’s Son coded: OR-L, LG-X, LG-R, LG-V Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Gr Island 3/10/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [0R-L] Bassingbourn 16/10/43; transferred 322BS [LG-X]; Missing in Action 18m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with J. C. Page, Navigator: Larry Lynch, Bombardier: Bill Stevenson, Radio Operator: Albt Macos, Ball turret gunner: Arlie Wotring, Waist gunner: Jim Alfred, Waist gunner: Chas Brokke,Tail gunner: Warren Oliver (8 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Tom Butler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Ginder (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft set wing on fire then ship exploded, crashed Schmede, near Dummer Lake, seven miles SW of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1919. CHIEF SLY’S SON.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204890325 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16393-61043AC
43-37625 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORW Cheri on a practice mission over England 1944 NA446
43-37625 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORW Cheri on a practice mission over England 1944 NA496
43-37625 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORW Cheri on a practice mission over England 1944 NA498
43-37625 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORW Cheri on a practice mission over England 1944 NA500
Photo description: Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-Q/W] Bassingbourn 11/6/44; Missing in Action 42m Merseburg 2/11/44 with Bob Harris, Co-pilot: Ed Splawinski, Bombardier: Jim Wilson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Roberts, Radio Operator: George Dacey, Waist gunner: Emanuele Contarino,Tail gunner: Calvin Perkins (7 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Frank Quincy, Ball turret gunner: Howard Divelbiss (2 Killed in Action); hit by Fw 190, crashed Ottersleben, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10361. CHERI.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NA446 204844309 Local ID: 342-FH-3A06142-60928AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NA496 205002327 Local ID: 342-FH-3A49505-K2239
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NA498 205002327 Local ID: 342-FH-3A49505-K2239
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NA500 205002332 Local ID: 342-FH-3A49506-K2240
42-107040 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORK Shirley Jean on a practice mission over England 1944 NA500
Photo description: Delivered Tulsa 3/2/44; Grenier 17/3/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-K] Bassingbourn 1/4/44; 324BS [DF-D]; on mission 27/5/44 with Capt ? Juehl, Waist gunner: Walter Meader (KIA – in fighter attack); returned safely after slight mid-air collision with 44-6151 over Peterborough with John Lindahl 5/12/44; 98+m battle damaged over Stuttgart 3/3/45 with John Lindahl, but got back to base; XXX (MACR 9469?);RetUS Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. SHIRLEY JEAN.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NA500 205002332 Local ID: 342-FH-3A49506-K2240
42-29750 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORL Rebel's Revenge over Bassingbourne England 25th Sep 1943 NA456
Photo description: 42-29750 / Ramblin’ Rebel aka Rebel’s Revenge Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Walker 26/2/43; Smoky Hill 19/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 96BG Grafton Underwood 16/4/43 RAMBLIN’ REBEL Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 323BS/91BG [OR-L] Bassingbourn 24/8/43; Missing in Action 4m Emden 27/9/43 with John Perritt*, Co-pilot: Gene Hill, Navigator: Frank Rolfe*, Ball turret gunner: Bill Golden, Waist gunner: Jim Sample, Waist gunner: Chas Oliver, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Stokes,Tail gunner: Ray Sell (8KIA -* bodies recovered next day, rest never found), Bombardier: Dick Hull, Radio Operator: Edgar Fetty (2 Prisoner of War); shot down by enemy aircraft crashed sea off Langeoog Is, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 668. REBEL’S REVENGE.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204844325 Local ID: 342-FH-3A06148-69391AC
42-5428 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGT Black Magic at 18,000 enroute Cognac France 31st Dec 1943 NA572
Photo description: 42-5428 / Black Magic Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/42; Wilmington 31/1/43; Salina 3/3/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-Z] 24/3/43; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-T] Bassingbourn 23/12/43; AFSC Burtonwood, Lancs. 8/4/44; Returned to the USA Tinker 21/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Bush Fd 2/7/45. BLACK MAGIC.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204890002 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16178-B61041AC
Boeing B-17 Fortresses 8AF 91BG formation at 20,300 enroute to Tours France 5th Jan 1944 NA564
Photo description: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Are Shown Over The Patchwork Landscape Of France Enroute To Their Target Of The Day - Tours. 5 January 1944. Altitude 20,300 Feet.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204889990 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16174-61038AC
Boeing B-17 Fortresses 8AF 91BG in formation at 12,100 enroute to Croisette France 14th Jan 1944 NA554
Photo description: A mission photo of Boeing B-17 Fortresses 8AF 91BG in formation at 12,100 enroute to Croisette France 14th Jan 1944 NA554. Note 3 B-17F's and a B-17G
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204889086 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16169-53063AC
Boeing B-17 Fortresses 8AF 91BG in formation at 23,500 enroute to St Jean D'Angel AB France 27th Jun 1944 NA562
Photo description: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Enroute To Attack Fighter-Pilot Training Base At St. Jean D'Angel In Occupied France. 27 June 1944. Altitude 23,500 Feet.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204889987 Local ID: 342-FH-3A16173-61034AC
42-31367 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGR Chow Hound over Erkner Germany 8th Mar 1944 NA867
Photo description: The 'Chow Hound' Express delivers the goods to Berlin, as the 8th Air Force heavies strike at the Erkner ball-bearing factory, vital link in German aircraft production on 8 March. The attack was made with good visibility and crewmen reported seeing fires and smoke coming from the target. Escorting fighters repeated their previous high, shooting down 83 enemy fighters.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204898488 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19591-50319AC
42-31187 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS LLF Buckeye Boomerang battle damaged Oschersleben 11th Jan 1944 01
Photo description: 42-31187 / Buckeye Boomerang Delivered Cheyenne 30/9/43; Gt Falls 14/10/43; Bowman 18/10/43; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 16/11/43; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-F] Bassingbourn 20/11/43; battle damaged Oschersleben 10m 11/1/44 with John Davis, limped back to England and force landed Deopham Green (452BG), UK. Detailed to return to Bassingbourn 4/3/44 with Capt Don Garrett, Co-pilot: Gilbert Falk, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Perkins, Radio Operator: Ron Cannon, pass- John Moran (5 Returned to Duty); after repair crash landed Bunbury Farm, Swaffham Prior, about a mile SW of RAF Newmarket, UK. Salvaged. BUCKEYE BOOMERANG. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress over Osnabruck, Germany-Blind bombing methods necessary. 91st Bomb Group.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204898733 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19826-A26959AC
42-3073 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS LLA Lightning Strikes head for Neuss Germany 15th Aug 1944 NA1321
Photo description: 42-3073 / Lightning Strikes Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG Bangor 13/4/43; delivered UK, transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-A] Bassingbourn 22/4/43; Missing in Action 23m Gutersloh (Gütersloh) 21/2/44 with Bill Gibbons, Co-pilot: Clyde McCallum, Navigator: Don Shea, Bombardier: Wilf Conlon, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Parsons, Radio Operator: Bill Doupance, Ball turret gunner: Julius Edwards, Waist gunner: Jack Bowen, Waist gunner: Clarry Bateman,Tail gunner: Paul Goecke (10 Prisoner of War); separate enemy aircraft attacks KO’d #3 n #4 plus wings on fire, crash landed target area, near Herford, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2463. LIGHTNING STRIKES.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204898733 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19826-A26959AC
42-3079 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORX mission to Neuss Germany 8th Nov 1943 NA1321
Photo description: 42-3079 Delivered Cheyenne 1/2/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-O] Horham 15/4/43, later 412BS; slight damage in taxi accident at Alconbury with Rich Robinson 27/4/43; transferred 323BS/91BG [OR-X] Bassingbourn 16/6/43; Missing in Action Nantes 16/9/43 with Elden Smith, Co-pilot: Jim Cramer, Navigator: Melbourne Banowetz, Bombardier: Lloyd Hansen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Lyberger, Radio Operator: George Schmitt, Ball turret gunner: Felix Antonacchio, Waist gunner: LeRoy Young,Tail gunner: Joe Mazzola (9 Prisoner of War), Waist gunner: Tom Bone (KIA-drowned); flak, crashed St Nazaire area, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 550.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204898733 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19826-A26959AC
42-29815 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGP Miami Clipper head for Neuss Germany 15th Aug 1944 NA1321
Photo description: 42-29815 / Miami Clipper Delivered Denver 22/2/43; Gore 9/3/43; Duncan 31/3/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-N] Thurleigh 20/4/43; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-P] Bassingbourn 11/9/43; AFSC 7/4/44; Returned to the USA Amarillo 16/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46; MIAMI CLIPPER.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204898733 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19826-A26959AC
42-29815 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGP Miami Clipper with crew nose art England 10th Apr 1944 NA658
Photo description: Capt. Albert W. Burton And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Miami Clipper'. England, 10 April 1944. 42-29815 / Miami Clipper Delivered Denver 22/2/43; Gore 9/3/43; Duncan 31/3/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-N] Thurleigh 20/4/43; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-P] Bassingbourn 11/9/43; AFSC 7/4/44; Returned to the USA Amarillo 16/4/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 9/1/46; MIAMI CLIPPER. 10 April 1944: CAPT Albert W. Burton and crew of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG with B-17F 42-29815 "Miami Clipper" (coded LG-P). The ship returned to the U.S. six days after the photo was taken; she was scrapped at Walnut Ridge, Arkansas on 9 January 1946.
S/Sgt Walter Cyr (ball turret gunner), S/Sgt William Schofield (tail gunner), S/Sgt Ted Eicke (waist gunner), S/Sgt Stanley John Cantrell (radio operator) was born on may 14th, 1922 - passed away on oct 20th, 2016 (buried at Hillcres Memorial Gardens, Greer, South Carolina, T/Sgt W. Pridgon (waist gunner), M/Sgt Matthew Fronko (flight engineer) was born on march 5th, 1922 - passed away on march 17th, 1986 (buried at Saint John the Baptist Cemetery, Monaca, Pennsylvania), Lt August Alex Ballay (bombardier) was born on nov 6th, 1920 - passed away on sept 15th, 1976 (buried at McDonoghville Cemetery, Gretna, Louisiana)
Lt Jim Buchanan (navigator), Capt Albert Winter Burton (pilot) source 91stbombgroup.com website (was born on sept 22nd, 1919 - passed away on dec 11th, 2014)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856630 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10562-62746AC
42-39898 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGL Boston Bombshell head for Neuss Germany 15th Aug 1944 NA1321
42-39898 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGL Boston Bombshell crashed Flintrup Germany 22nd Feb 1944 01
Photo description: 42-39898 / Boston Bombshell Delivered Long Beach 1/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Assigned 332BS/91BG Bassingbourn 13/12/43; then 322BS [LG-L]; 14m Missing in Action Oschersleben 22/2/44 with William Wood, Co-pilot: John Mullens, Navigator: Marv Anderson, Bombardier: Louis Dobbs, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Casimir Lekowski, Ball turret gunner: Oscar Mouton, Waist gunner: Jim Purton,Tail gunner: Bob Mueller (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Garner Walters, Waist gunner: Woodrow Wade (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, crash landed Flintrup, near Freckenhorst, three miles S of Warendorf, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2642. BOSTON BOMBSHELL.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204898733 Local ID: 342-FH-3A19826-A26959AC
42-5077 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORT Delta Rebel II with crew 16th Jun 1943 NA720
Photo description: 42-5077 / Delta Rebel No. 2 Delivered Tulsa 15/9/42; Bangor 11/10/42; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-T] Bassingbourn 15/10/42; Missing in Action 33m Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Bob Thompson, Co-pilot: Serge Klinkow, Navigator: George Lausted, Bombardier: Mike Couzzi, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carroll Goodwin, Radio Operator: Bob Brooks (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Wayne Kienberger, Waist gunner: Bob Ziernicki,Tail gunner: Chas Blonstein, Waist gunner: Micky Lengyel (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft set ship ablaze, crashed Brunninghausen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 261. (possibly completed 25 missions before Memphis Belle). DELTA REBEL No. 2.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856723 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10603-C62755AC
42-38083 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGV Man ‘O War II Horsepower Ltd at Bassingbourn 1944 NA584
Photo description: 42-38083 / Man ‘O War II – Horsepower Ltd Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Nutts Corner, Belfast, N.I. 14/1/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-V] Bassingbourn 1/2/44; 77m Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Leroy Hare, Co-pilot: Bob Casey, Navigator: Theo Herrick, Bombardier: Roy Cook (4 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Harris, Radio Operator: Frank Holman, Ball turret gunner: Bill Oxby, Waist gunner: Floyd Callen,Tail gunner: George Hanson (5 Killed in Action); riddled by formation of enemy aircraft, tailplane broke away and ship crashed Gnotsch, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10144. MAN ‘O WAR II – HORSEPOWER LTD. The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Man-O-War Ii - Horsepower Ltd." Of The 322Nd Bomb Squadron, 91St Bomb Group, Based At Bassingbourne, England, 18 March 1944.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204994103 Local ID: 342-FH-3A46390-69525AC
42-38083 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGV Man ‘O War II Horsepower Ltd at Bassingbourn 1944 NA584
Photo description: 44-8324 / Gypsie aka Blood ‘N Guts Delivered Kearney 10/8/44; Albuquerque 15/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-R] Bassingbourn 12/9/44 GYPSIE; {60+m} Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; Sth Plains 16/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. re-named BLOOD ‘N GUTS. Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 48324) Of The 91St Bomb Group Drones Over Fleecy Clouds Enroute To Bomb Nazi Installations In Europe.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204888078 Local ID: 342-FH-3A15727-69475AC
42-5763 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS LLF Bomb Boogie over the drop zone Germany 1944 NA2747
Photo description: 42-5763 / Bomb Boogie Delivered Long Beach 29/12/42; Salina 7/1/43; Homestead 14/2/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-F] Bassingbourn 9/3/43; Missing in Action 17m Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Elwood Arp, Co-pilot: Howie Sherman, Bombardier: Chauncey Hicks returned via Spain, Ball turret gunner: Russ Hatton (4 evaded capture), Navigator: Nathan Weltman captured in Paris Dec 43, ttg-Ray Thompson, Radio Operator: John Wenninghoff, Waist gunner: Norbert Swierz, Waist gunner: Dean Millward,Tail gunner: Don Hayes (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, crashed Mons-en-Pevele, near Lille, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 514. BOMB-BOOGIE. Approaching tho target, tho bonb-bay doors are opened electrically. The bombardier is over his sight. He and the pilot are guiding the big plane on the "bomb run". This is the crucial point of a bombing mission. This plane, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "BOMB BOOGIE", is attached to the 91st Bomb Group. Europe.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204887635 Local ID: 342-FH-3A15708-50889AC
42-5763 B-17F Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS LLF Bomb Boogie dropping incendiary bombs over Germany 1944 NA1175
Photo description: 42-5763 / Bomb Boogie Delivered Long Beach 29/12/42; Salina 7/1/43; Homestead 14/2/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-F] Bassingbourn 9/3/43; Missing in Action 17m Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Elwood Arp, Co-pilot: Howie Sherman, Bombardier: Chauncey Hicks returned via Spain, Ball turret gunner: Russ Hatton (4 evaded capture), Navigator: Nathan Weltman captured in Paris Dec 43, ttg-Ray Thompson, Radio Operator: John Wenninghoff, Waist gunner: Norbert Swierz, Waist gunner: Dean Millward,Tail gunner: Don Hayes (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, crashed Mons-en-Pevele, near Lille, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 514. BOMB-BOOGIE. Approaching tho target, tho bonb-bay doors are opened electrically. The bombardier is over his sight. He and the pilot are guiding the big plane on the "bomb run". This is the crucial point of a bombing mission. This plane, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "BOMB BOOGIE", is attached to the 91st Bomb Group. Europe.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204900151 Local ID: 342-FH-3A20540-C25546AC
42-97504 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORP Mary Lou with Msgt JP Wellmaker at Bassingbourn England NA674
42-97504 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORP Mary Lou with Ordnance Men at Bassingbourn England NA710
Photo description: Msgt. J.P. Wellmaker Cleans 50 Cal. Guns On A Boeing B-17 As An English Farm Wife Herds Her Ducks Away From The Plane. England. (U.S. Air Force Number K2086)Ground Crewmen Make A Final Check-Up As Ordnance Men 'Fin' 2000 Lb. Bombs Prior To Loading Into A Boeing B-17 At A Base In England. (U.S. Air Force Number K2097)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 205002419 Local ID: 342-FH-3A49595-K2086
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 205002472 Local ID: 342-FH-3A49612-K2097
42 107030 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGT Fifinella nose art left side at Bassingbourn 1944 NA951
Photo description: Capt. Michael Ragan, Catholic Chaplain, Holds Services For A Boeing B-17 Crew Prior To Take-Off. England. (U.S. Air Force Number K2105)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 205002763 Local ID: 342-FH-3A49735-K2105
42-97880 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFF Little Miss Mischief fire fighters England 4th Apr 1945 NA957
Photo description: 4 April 1945: A belly-landing at Bassingbourn by "Little Miss Mischief" (B-17G 42-97880, coded DF-F) of the 324th Bomb Sq, 91st BG is as good a reason as any for a p.r. shot of the firefighting team. The B-17 was beyond economical repair and subsequently salvaged.(U.S. Air Force Number K2107)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 205002772 Local ID: 342-FH-3A49738-K2107
42-97880 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFF Little Miss Mischief fire fighters England 4th Apr 1945 NA957
Photo description: 4 April 1945: A belly-landing at Bassingbourn by "Little Miss Mischief" (B-17G 42-97880, coded DF-F) of the 324th Bomb Sq, 91st BG Boeing B-17 Gets New Identification Markings. England. (U.S. Air Force Number K2112)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 205002260 Local ID: 342-FH-3A49687-K2112
44-6931 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS Ragged But Right LLK with-crew at Bassingbourn 1945 NA586
44-6931 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS Ragged But Right LLK with-crew at Bassingbourn 1945 NA586
Photo description: 44-6931 / Ragged But Right Delivered Hunter 21/12/45; Dow Fd 3/1/45; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-K] Bassingbourn 7/2/45; {31m+two POW trips} Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; Sth Plains 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 20/12/45. RUGGED BUT RIGHT. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Ragged But Right', England. (U.S. Air Force Number 62611AC); Lt. R.H. Miller And Crew Of The 322Nd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Ragged But Right". England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62748AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856522 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10525-62611AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856663 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10576-C62748AC
42-97880 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFF Little Miss Mischief fire fighters England 4th Apr 1945 NA957
Photo description: 44-6596 / Sweet Dish Delivered Lincoln 19/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-L/P/F] Bassingbourn 4/11/44; battle damaged Berlin 5/12/44 with Bob Roach, John Temple, Gus Mantia, Joe Canellas, Bill Hogan, Roland Michel (6 Returned to Duty); George Alexander, Eldon Larsen, Bob Faulkner (3 Prisoner of War); several flak hits, but made it back to base; Missing Air Crew Report 11331. 46m + two Rubberneck & two POW trips. Returned to the USA Bradley 15/6/45; Sth Plains 21/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 6/12/45. SWEET DISH. LT Robert W. Roach & crew of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG with B-17G 44-6596 "Sweet Dish" (coded LG-L, then -P, then -F). The ship was nicknamed for Roach's wife, whom he called "Dish." On 5 December 1944 over Berlin, flak took out #1 & #2 engines and Roach told the crew to stand by to abandon ship. Three crewmen misunderstood the instructions and jumped prematurely; Roach managed to get back safely to Bassingbourn with the rest of his crew. This image was taken after the crewmen had been replaced. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sweet Dish', England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62611AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856525 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10526-A62611AC
43-38036 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS Hey Daddy LLH with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA590
Photo description: 43-38036 / Hey Daddy Delivered Cheyenne 19/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 13/7/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-D] Bassingbourn 22/7/44; 401BS [LL-H]; {18+m} also used on Carpet Jamming duties; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 14/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 8/12/45. HEY DADDY. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Hey Daddy", England. (U.S. Air Force Number B62611AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856528 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10527-B62611AC
42-107027 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS Hikin' for Home LGY with crew Bassingbourn 1944 NA592
42-107027 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS Hikin' for Home LGY practice mission 18th Jun 1944 NA2788
Photo description: Delivered Tulsa 1/2/44; Grenier 27/2/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG Bassingbourn 7/4/44 ANNE, then THE BLOODY BUCKET; 322BS [LG-Y/X]; 324BS [DF-Y]; battle damaged Dresden 14/2/45 with Joe Bilotta, Bob Fuller Wounded in Action, rest ? ; force landed Denain, Fr, an RCAF airfield 20/2/45; (first B-17 repaired on continent & ret to group); After VE-Day transferred Istres, S. France with 384BG and carried POWs and displaced persons from North Africa, adorned with airline type strips on fuselage; 125+m Salvaged 9AF 31/12/45. HIKIN’ FOR HOME. An unidentified crew with B-17G 42-107027 "Hikin' For Home" of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG. The ship also served with other squadrons within the group, alternatively named "Anne" (324th Bomb Sq) and "The Bloody Bucket" (401st Bomb Sq). Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Hikin' For Home", England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62611AC);This Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Hikin' For Home" Of The 91St Bomb Group Wings Its Way Over Fleecy Clouds On A Practice Mission On 18 June 1944. Europe. (U.S. Air Force Number 69499AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856531 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10528-C62611AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204888084 Local ID: 342-FH-3A15729-69499AC
43-38755 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS Lewd Angel LGA with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA594
Photo description: 43-38755 / Lewd Angel Delivered Lincoln 7/10/44; Grenier 16/10/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-A] Bassingbourn 2/12/44; {16m} (en route home with 20 passengers aircraft recalled by Burtonwood 3 hours out with reports of sustaining puncture on t/o from RAF Valley, which later proved incorrect!) Returned to the USA Bradley 14/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 17/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. LEWD ANGEL. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Lewd Angel', England. (U.S. Air Force Number 62737AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856534 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10529-62737AC
42-38095 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS Ack Ack Annie LGL with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA596
42-38095 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS Ack Ack Annie LGL with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA598
Photo description: B-17G 42-38095 "Ack-Ack Annie" (coded LG-L) of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG. The aircraft was transferred from the 457th BG on 16 March 1944 and received her "nose art" via the accomplished hand of Tony Starcer. She finished the war intact and returned to the States, being scrapped at Kingman in December 1945. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Ack Ack Annie', England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62737AC). B-17G 42-32095 "Ack-Ack Annie" (coded LG-L) of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG, Bassingbourn. Transferred from the 457th BG on 16 March 1944, "Annie" had completed 143 combat missions by the end of the war. She was named by 2LT Elmer "Bud" Laedtke's crew, who flew 20 missions of their tour aboard her. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Ack Ack Annie", England.(U.S. Air Force Number A62737AC) (U.S. Air Force Number B62737AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856537 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10530-A62737AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856540 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10531-B62737AC
43-38939 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS Peace or Bust ORA with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA600
43-38939 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS Peace or Bust ORA with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA724
Photo description: 43-38939 / Peace or Bust Delivered Hunter 19/10/44; Dow Fd 27/10/44; Assigned: 323BS/91BG [OR-A] Bassingbourn 2/12/44; (took nav Capt Wellings on honeymoon trip to Devon 22/3/44!); {37m} severe battle damage Coesfeld 11/4/45 Pilot: ‘; forced landing continent; Salvaged. 9AF Germany. any 10/12/45. PEACE OR BUST. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Peace Or Bust", England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62737AC); Lt. J.F. Cochran And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Peace Or'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62756AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856543 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10532-C62737AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856729 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10605-A62756AC
42-102509 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS The Liberty Run LLA with Capt Rentmeester crew at England May 1944 NA880
Photo description: Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62785AC). Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-A] Bassingbourn 22/4/44; Missing in Action Leipzig 20/7/44 with Art Hultin, Co-pilot: Capt Bill Martin, Navigator: Bob Hart, Bombardier: Maurice Bonomo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Woodrow Roberts, Radio Operator: Homer Dumont, Ball turret gunner: Bob Meyers, obs-Capt Art Koscinsli, Waist gunner: Frank Franklin,Tail gunner: John Paget (10 Prisoner of War); flak set ship abaze, crashed Laudenbach, S of Aschaffenberg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7274. THE LIBERTY RUN.
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856963 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10685-A62785AC
42-38144 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS Jezebel LLO with 1Lt Davis crew at England Sep 1944 NA886
42-38144 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS Jezebel LLO with 1Lt Davis crew at England Sep 1944 NA888
Photo description: Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Jezebel'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number 62787AC); Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Jezebel'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62787AC) B-17G 42-38144 'LL-O' from 401st BS, 91st BG showing 55 missions which places the picture at the end of September 1944, possibly on or shortly after the 28th. The crew is most likely 1.Lt Richard O. Davies' crew as they were the most frequent users of Jezebel in the mid-August to mid-October 1944 timeframe (14 out of 21 missions).
B-17G 42-38144 "Jezebel" (coded LL-O) of the 401st Bomb Sq, 91st BG showing 46 missions on her scoreboard. "Jezebel" soldiered on until the 14 February 1945 mission over Koln; she managed to limp back to friendly territory on the Continent and make a forced landing. She was salvaged a month later. 42-38144 / Jezebel Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/43; El Paso 4/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-O] Bassingbourn 28/2/44; battle damaged on mission 14/2/45 and force landed continent where it was sal 13/3/45. JEZEBEL.
Photo Source: NAID: 204856972 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10688-62787AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856975 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10689-A62787AC
43-37610 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS Zootie Cutie LLA with crew at England 1944 NA896
43-37610 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS Zootie Cutie LLA with crew at England 1944 NA898
Photo description: B-17G 43-37610 "Zootie Cutie" of the 401st Bomb Sq, 91st BG (coded LL-A, then LL-Q). The ship started with the group on 10 June 1944 and finished the relatively unscathed, returning to the States to be scrapped at Kingman, December 1945. 43-37610 / Zootie Cutie Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 17/5/44; Dow Fd 27/5/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-A] Bassingbourn 10/6/44; battle damaged Frankfurt 11/12/44 with Carl Melton; force landed continent; repaired & ret group 4/3/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 16/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. ZOOTIE CUTIE.Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Zootie Cutie'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62788AC); Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Zootie Cutie". England. (U.S. Air Force Number B62788AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856987 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10693-A62788AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856990 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10694-B62788AC
43-38901 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS Star Dust LGT with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA900
43-38901 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS Star Dust LGT with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA902
Photo description: 43-38901 / Star Dust Delivered Hunter 7/10/44; Dow 15/10/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-T] Bassingbourn 18/10/44; {47m – inc three POW trips & two Rubbernecks}; Returned to the USA Bradley 20/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 23/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45. STAR DUST. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Star Dust'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number 62789AC) Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Star Dust'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62789AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856993 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10695-62789AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856996 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10696-A62789AC
42 38083 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGV Man O War II with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA906
Photo description: 42-38038 / April Girl II Delivered Cheyenne 21/11/43; Gr Island 4/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-R] Polebrook 14/1/44; {111m} retUS Bradley 13/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/9/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 26/11/45. APRIL GIRL II. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Man O War Ii". England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62789AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857002 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10698-C62789AC
42-107040 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS Shirley Jean ORD with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA908
Photo description: 42-107040 / Shirley Jean Delivered Tulsa 3/2/44; Grenier 17/3/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-K] Bassingbourn 1/4/44; 324BS [DF-D]; on mission 27/5/44 with Capt ? Juehl, Waist gunner: Walter Meader (KIA – in fighter attack); returned safely after slight mid-air collision with 44-6151 over Peterborough with John Lindahl 5/12/44; 98+m battle damaged over Stuttgart 3/3/45 with John Lindahl, but got back to base; XXX (MACR 9469?);RetUS Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. SHIRLEY JEAN. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shirley Jean'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number 62790AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857005 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10699-62790AC
43-37844 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS Yankee Gal DFK with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA910
Photo description: 43-37844 / Yankee Gal Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/44; Hunter 7/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-K] Bassingbourn 10/7/44; 71m Returned to the USA Bradley 31/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 3/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 14/12/45. YANKEE GAL.Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Yankee Gal'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62790AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857008 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10700-A62790AC
42-32085 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS Yankee Belle DFH with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA912
Photo description: 42-32085 / Yankee Belle Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; with Merle Lambertson force landed Gt Falls 25/1/44, but rep; Cheyenne 20/5/44; Kearney 3/6/44; Bangor 13/6/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-H] Bassingbourn 10/7/44; transferred 322BS; Missing in Action 51m Tempelhof 3/2/45 with George Miller, Walt Marxmeyer, Asay Johnson, Frank Annis, John Zuvich, Ellsworth Stumbo, Clyde Garrison, Julius King, Denver Holton (9 Prisoner of War); flak, lost #3 & #4, but went down under control, crash landed Altentreptow, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 12233. YANKEE BELLE. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Yankee Belle". England. (U.S. Air Force Number B62790AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857011 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10701-B62790AC
42-31673 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS Lassie Come Home LGB with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA914
Photo description: 42-31673 / Lassie Come Home Delivered Cheyenne 6-Dec-43; Kearney 17-Dec-43; Harrisburg 8-Jan-44; New Castle 9-Jan-43; Presque Is 11-Jan-44; Prestwick 16-Jan-44; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 16-Jan-44; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-B] Bassingbourn 27-Jan-44. On 16-Aug-44 the aircraft was on a mission to attack the aircraft factories at Halle, Germany. Attacked by approximately 25 enemy aircraft, setting the radio room in fire and exploding in mid-air. Crashed Deiderode, SW of Gottingen, Germany. (one of six aircraft lost in about 30 secs). 4KIA 5POW Missing Air Crew Report 8183. Aircraft had logged 76 missions. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Lassie Come Home". England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62790AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857014 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10702-C62790AC
42-31070 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS Dame Satan II LGM with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA916
Photo description: 42-31070 / Dame Satan II Delivered Cheyenne 15/9/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-M] Bassingbourn 14/12/43; Returned to the USA SSTA Homestead 16/7/44; 4100 BU Patterson 24/7/44; 610 BU Eglin 20/10/44; Wright Fd 24/10/44; 610 BU Eglin 19/12/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 5/12/45. DAME SATAN II. Unidentified crew of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG with B-17G 42-31070 "Dame Satan II" (coded LG-M), taken in the spring of 1944. Arriving at Bassingbourn in December 1943, the "Dame" was 'rode hard and put up wet,' released to return to the States in June 1944. She was scrapped at Kingman in December 1945. It is interesting to note that the post-production "cheek gun" windows have only been installed on the right side of the nose. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Dame Satan II'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number 62791AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857017 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10703-62791AC
42-102504 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS Times a Wastin LLD with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA918
Photo description: 42-102504 / Time’s A-Wastin Delivered Cheyenne 9/3/44; Gr Island 31/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned: 401BS/91BG [LL-D] Bassingbourn 11/5/44; MIA {107m} Stendahl 8/4/45 Pilot: Peter Pastras, Co-Pilot: Bob Morris, Navigator: George Latches, tog-Don Lemons, Ball Turret Gunner: Edgar Harrell, Waist Gunner: George Wong, Tail Gunner: Bob O. Smith (7KIA); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Lyle Jones, Radio Operator: Bob A. Smith (2POW); flak hits, exploded in mid air; MACR 14295. Named by ground crew as: TIMES A-WASTIN’. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Times A Wasting'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62791AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857020 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10704-A62791AC
42-102527 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS Sleeptime Gal LGA with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA920
Photo description: 42-102527 / Sleepytime Gal Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/44; Gr Island 21/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-A] Bassingbourn 22/4/44; Missing in Action 14+m Berlin 21/6/44 with Ed Waters, Co-pilot: George Abbott, Bombardier: Jim Van Pelt, Waist gunner: Bob Hettinger (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Alf Kovner, ttg-Lou Miller, Radio Operator: Chester Kolano, Ball turret gunner: Harry Humm, Waist gunner: Claude Hopkins,Tail gunner: Ed Shirley (6 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #3 and set fire to wing, crashed Ruehlow, ten miles E of Neubrandenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5983. SLEEPYTIME GAL. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Sleepytime Gal". England. (U.S. Air Force Number B62791AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857020 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10704-A62791AC
42 31883 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS The Jub Jub Bird LLY with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA922
Photo description: 42-31883 / The Jub Jub Bird Delivered Denver 30/12/43; Casper 4/1/44; Denver 4/2/44; Kearney 12/2/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-Y] Bassingbourn 22/3/44; Missing in Action 69m Merseburg 2/11/44 with Pilot: Herb Chouinard, Navigator: Dan DuBonis, Bombardier: Jim Hundley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Luther Salter, Radio Operator: Herschel Bowers, Ball turret gunner: Jim Foltz,Tail gunner: Carroll Tallant (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ray Nickola, Waist gunner: Arnold Kramer (2 Prisoner of War); flak, #2 exploded and nose blew off, ship fell away before exploding and crashed Leipzig; Missing Air Crew Report 10304. THE JUB JUB BIRD. An unidentified crew of the 401st Bomb Sq, 91st BG with B-17G 42-31883 "The JUBJUB BIRD" (coded LL-Y). Arriving late March 1944, she lasted almost eight months in combat. On the 2 November 1944 mission to Merseberg, she was one of fourteen 91st Fortresses lost. LT Herbert W. Chouinard & crew were hit by flak near Leipzig; two managed to survive as POWs. Chouinard and six others were KIA. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The Jub Jub Bird". England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62791AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857026 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10706-C62791AC
42-97276 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS Sweet 17 ORS with Lt Rizer's crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA924
Photo description: 42-97276 / Sweet 17 aka The Spirit of St. Louis Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Gr Island 4/3/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-S/B] Bassingbourn 7/3/44; 83+ missions SWEET 17 THE SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS. Returned to the USA Bradley 6/6/45; Sth Plains 11/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Sweet 17'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number 62792AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857029 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10707-62792AC
42 107033 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS My Baby LGD with crew England 1944 NA928
42 107033 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS My Baby LGD Bassingbourn England 1944 NA928
Photo description: 42-107033 / My Baby Delivered Tulsa 2/2/44; Grenier 7/3/44; with Jim Raymond force landed base 11/3/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-Z/D] Bassingbourn 24/3/44; 322BS [LG-D]; Missing in Action 58m Ludwigshafen 5/9/44 with Ernie Kelley, Co-pilot: Andy Anderson, Navigator: Alton Karoll, Bombardier: George Lancaster, Radio Operator: Grover Nordman, Ball turret gunner: Ed Duemmer, Waist gunner: Zalma Mitchell (7 evaded capture); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ira Krammes (Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Dick Doyle (Killed in Action); mech fault put #3 out, then flak hit #4, crashed near Bazailles, SE of Longyon, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 8595. MY BABY. (Years later Kelley returned to France when ship was dug up.) Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "My Baby". England. (U.S. Air Force Number B62792AC); Silver Wings . . Glistening in the sun, this silver Boeing B-17 Flying ofrtress, sits on the field to be let loose into the sky where it is proving its complete mastery. The silver ship minus paint weighs several hundred lbs less and has increased (U.S. Air Force Number 50759AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857035 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10709-B62792AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204842426 Local ID: 342-FH-3A05859-50759AC
42-97519 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS The Spirit of Billy Mitchell LLA with Lt Evans crew England 1944 NA930
Photo description: 42-97519 / Spirit of Billy Mitchell Delivered Cheyenne 8/12/43; Kearney 30/12/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-A] Bassingbourn 12/2/44; Missing in Action 19m Kassel 19/4/44 with Sam Evans*, Co-pilot: Dick Thompson*, Bombardier: Tom Harper, Ball turret gunner: Bob Kasch, Waist gunner: Hugh Winfree, Waist gunner: Alf Scelza* (6POW- *wia taken to Melsungen Hospital); Navigator: Harry Levin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Saffell, Radio Operator: Phil Del Torto, Tail gunner: Bob Schupp (4 Killed in Action); hit by many Me 109’s and crashed S of Herlefeld, 18 miles SE of Kassel, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4048. SPIRIT OF BILLY MITCHELL. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "The Spirit Of Billy Mitchell". England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62792AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857038 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10710-C62792AC
42 97304 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS Priority Gal ORC with crew England 1944 NA932
Photo description: 42-97304 / Priority Gal Delivered Cheyenne 16/2/44; Gr Island 5/3/44; Grenier 20/3/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-C] Bassingbourn 1/4/44; Missing in Action {50m} Munich 31/7/44 with Henry Supchak, Co-pilot: John Karlac, Navigator: Telson Fineman, Bombardier: Wilson Leahy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tony Skorpik, Radio Operator: Luigi Lentini, Ball turret gunner: Guy La Rocco, Waist gunner: Lewis Wetzel,Tail gunner: Bill Shepheard (9 Prisoner of War); flak hits in #1 & #2, and dropped back and headed for Switzerland but crashed Pinnistal, SW of Innsbruck, Aus.; Missing Air Crew Report 7806. PRIORITY GAL. B-17G 42-97304 "Priority Gal" (coded OR-C) of the 323rd Bomb Sq, 91st BG. On the 31 July 1944 mission to Munich she was hit by flak over the target; with two engines damaged she fell behind the formation. LT Henry W. Supchak & crew bailed out and were taken POW for the duration of the war. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Priority Gal'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number 62793AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857041 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10711-62793AC
42 31909 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORR Nine O Nine with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA934
Photo description: 42-31909 / Nine-O-Nine Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/44; Kearney 12/1/44; Romulus 24/1/44; Grenier 29/1/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-R] Bassingbourn 24/2/44; 140m Returned to the USA 1321 BU Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 18/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 7/12/45. NINE O NINE. A legend: B-17G 42-31909 "Nine O Nine" (coded OR-R) of the 323rd Bomb Sq, 91st BG. The ship had a distinguished career at Bassingbourn, arriving during "Big Week" in February 1944 and surviving to the end of hostilities. Returning to the States, she was scrapped at Kingman, AZ in December 1945. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Nine O Nine'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62793AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857044 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10712-A62793AC
43 37594 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORO Strictly GI with Lt RE Gould crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA936
Photo description: 43-37594 / Strictly G.I. Delivered Cheyenne 2/5/44; Hunter 15/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-O] Bassingbourn 10/6/44; Missing in Action 31m Ludwigshafen 9/9/44 with Neils Jensen, Co-pilot: Dale Burkehead, Navigator: Bob Hankey, Bombardier: Dick Klein (4 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Valentine, Radio Operator: Joe Kasperko, Ball turret gunner: Don Laird, Waist gunner: Stan Morris,Tail gunner: Rollin Wright (5 Killed in Action); flak hits caused #4 to explode, many instruments failed, crashed Lachen-Speyerdorf, SW of Ludwigshafen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8806. STRICTLY G.I. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Strictly Gi". England. (U.S. Air Force Number B62793AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857047 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10713-B62793AC
43-37887 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORT Ole Battle Axe with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA938
43-37887 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORT Ole Battle Axe enroute to its target 1944 NA2786
Photo description: 43-37887 / Old Battle Axe Delivered Cheyenne 1/6/44; Hunter 10/6/44; Dow Fd 30/6/44; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-T] Bassingbourn 31/7/44; 401BG [LL-J]; after 22 missions switched to Carpet Jammer Ops; Returned to the USA Bradley 15/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 28/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. (nose art painted by pilot Dave Hettema) OLD BATTLE AXE. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Ole Battle Axe". England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62793AC); Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 337887) Of The 91St Bomb Group Drones Over The Countryside Enroute To Bomb Enemy Installations In Europe. (U.S. Air Force Number 69497AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857050 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10714-C62793AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204888081 Local ID: 342-FH-3A15728-69497AC
42-32116 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORB Hi Ho Silver with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA940
42-32116 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORB Hi Ho Silver with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA940
Photo description: 42-32116 / Hi Ho Silver Delivered Cheyenne 26/1/44; Presque Is 1/3/44; Assigned: 452BG Deopham Green 3/3/44; Transferred: 457BG Glatton 11/3/44; 323BS/91BG [OR-B] Bassingbourn 16/3/44; 322BS [LG-A] then 401BS [LL-B]; {130m} RetUS, Scrapped: Kingman 27/5/45. (Radio-op Bill McGavern donated A-2 jacket to 91BG museum at Bassingbourn). HI-HO SILVER. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Hi-Ho Silver'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number 62808AC); Lt. W.E. Wilkinson And Crew Of The 323Rd Bomb Sq., 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, In Front Of A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Hi-Ho Silver". England, 10 May 1944. (U.S. Air Force Number C62752AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857053 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10715-62808AC
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204856690 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10591-C62752AC
43-37993 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG324BS DFN Mah Ideel with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA942
Photo description: 43-37993 / Mah Ideel Delivered Cheyenne 13/6/44; Kearney 23/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-U] Bassingbourn 23/7/44; 324BS [DF-N]; several times ship sustained battle damage but survived 72m Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 19/12/45. MAH IDEEL.Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Mah Ideel'. England. (U.S. Air Force Number A62808AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857056 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10716-A62808AC
42 31333 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG322BS LGW Wee Willie with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA944
Photo description: 42-31333 / Wee Willie Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Memphis 9/11/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-W] Bassingbourn 20/12/43; Missing in Action 129m Stendahl 8/4/45 with 1Lt Robert E Fuller (POW), 2Lt Woodrow A Lien, T/Sgt Francis McCarthy, S/Sgt Richard D Proudfit, S/Sgt Wylie McNatt Jr, S/Sgt Ralph J Leffelman, S/Sgt Willian H Cassidy, S/Sgt James D Houtchens, Sgt Lemoyne Miller (9 Killed in Action); flak hit between fuselage and #2 engine caused massive fire which detached the port wing, exploded in the resulting dive, crashed Stendal, Germany; MACR 13881; (oldest G in group) 1 x POW, 9 x KIA. WEE WILLIE. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Wee Willie". England. (U.S. Air Force Number B62808AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857059 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10717-B62808AC
42-31636 B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG323BS ORN Out House Mouse with crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA946
Photo description: 42-31636 / Out House Mouse Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/43; Wendover 11/12/43; Assigned 457BG Glatton 26/1/44; transferred 323BS/91BG [OR-N] Bassingbourn 12/3/44; 139m Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 26/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 11/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 30/11/45, but not scrapped until 1963! (first heavy bomber attacked by German jet a/c.) OUTHOUSE MOUSE. Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Out House Mouse". England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62808AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857062 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10718-C62808AC
B 17G Fortress 8AF 91BG Lady Hellen of Wimpole with Unknown crew at Bassingbourn 1944 NA954
Photo description: Combat Crew Of The 91St Bomb Group, 8Th Air Force, Beside The Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Lady Helen Of Wimpole". England. (U.S. Air Force Number C62809AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204857074 Local ID: 342-FH-3A10722-C62809AC
44-8324 B-17G Fortress 8AF 91BG401BS LLR Blood N' Guts enroute to its target 1944 NA2784
Photo description: 44-8324 / Gypsie aka Blood ‘N Guts Delivered Kearney 10/8/44; Albuquerque 15/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-R] Bassingbourn 12/9/44 GYPSIE; {60+m} Returned to the USA Bradley 11/6/45; Sth Plains 16/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 4/12/45. re-named BLOOD ‘N GUTS. Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 48324) Of The 91St Bomb Group Drones Over Fleecy Clouds Enroute To Bomb Nazi Installations In Europe. (U.S. Air Force Number 69475AC)
Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204888078 Local ID: 342-FH-3A15727-69475AC