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American Perry K. Gilson16th Fighter Group, 43rd Fighter Squadron MIA

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German Hermann Graf m. Fliegerkorps in Berlin 1943

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German NJG RESSE Foto Beerdigung der Nachtjagd Pilot Helmut LENT in Berlin 1944 NJG1

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American P-38 Pilot Lt. Sid Radoccia 485th FS, 370th FG

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American Lockheed/Vega B-17G-35-VE 42-97880 (324th BS, 91st BG, Little Miss Mischief ) hit by flak Oct 15, 1944 but was able to return to base. Aircraft was repaired with rear fuselage of 42-31405. Made emergency landing at Bassingbourne, UK Apr 4, 1945 and was scrapped. 15-10-1944 Sunday 04-04-1945 Wednesday

15-Oct-44 mission to Cologne, received flak hit amidships, wounding Sgt's Glenn Slaughter [waist] and Ed Adbo [ball turret] and damaging control cables. Engineer T/Sgt James Hobbs spliced control cables and A/C returned base at 100-110 mph, where gear was hand cranked down, before being greased onto the field by pilot 1Lt Paul R McDowell. 9 x RTD [2 x WIA]. Crew: Lt McDowell, Lt Herman Balaban [CP], Lt Ralph Barrett , Lt William Royle [N], Hobbs, Adbo, Slaughter, T/Sgt Ken Bush [RO] and Sgt Howell Thomas [TG]. Damage was such that rear of A/C was replaced by that of B-17 42-31405 'Wallaroo Mk II', 40 days of repair work resulted in a silver Vega built frontend, being followed by an olive drab Boeing rearend !!


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  1. USAF Serial Number Search Results
  2. 42-97880 | American Air Museum
  3. Org. Photo: 91st Bomb Group Aircrew w/ Flak Damaged B-17 Bomber (#42-97880) 1944 | eBay
 
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American Lockheed/Vega B-17G-35-VE 42-97880 (324th BS, 91st BG, Little Miss Mischief ) hit by flak Oct 15, 1944 but was able to return to base. Aircraft was repaired with rear fuselage of 42-31405. Made emergency landing at Bassingbourne, UK Apr 4, 1945 and was scrapped. 15-10-1944 Sunday 04-04-1945 Wednesday

15-Oct-44 mission to Cologne, received flak hit amidships, wounding Sgt's Glenn Slaughter [waist] and Ed Adbo [ball turret] and damaging control cables. Engineer T/Sgt James Hobbs spliced control cables and A/C returned base at 100-110 mph, where gear was hand cranked down, before being greased onto the field by pilot 1Lt Paul R McDowell. 9 x RTD [2 x WIA]. Crew: Lt McDowell, Lt Herman Balaban [CP], Lt Ralph Barrett , Lt William Royle [N], Hobbs, Adbo, Slaughter, T/Sgt Ken Bush [RO] and Sgt Howell Thomas [TG]. Damage was such that rear of A/C was replaced by that of B-17 42-31405 'Wallaroo Mk II', 40 days of repair work resulted in a silver Vega built frontend, being followed by an olive drab Boeing rearend !!


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  1. USAF Serial Number Search Results
  2. 42-97880 | American Air Museum
  3. Org. Photo: 91st Bomb Group Aircrew w/ Flak Damaged B-17 Bomber (#42-97880) 1944 | eBay
Anybody got pictures of this hybrid??
 
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English Ambrose No. 175 Squadron RAF

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German Ogr. Johann Gantner + 10-10-1944 Tuesday Hooger Heide Holland Think he was transferred to ground unit and killed.

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