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1942 USAAF Reparatur Training B-17 Fliegende Festung IN England Original Neu Fot | eBay

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Baugher; B-17E 41-9023 414th BS, 97th BG, *Yankee Doodle*) carried General Ira Eaker on 8th AF's first operational mission, a raid on Rouen Aug 17, 1942. Transferred to 92nd BG at Bovington Aug 25, 1942. Transferred to 91st BG, 323nd BS at Vassingbourn Mar 30, 1943. Scrapped in UK Jul 26, 1945
 
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Org. Photo: Aerial View 381st Bomb Group B-17 Bomber (#42-39997) Over BERLIN!!! | eBay

Baugher: Lockheed/Vega B-17G-10-VE Fortress, 42-39997 (381st BG, 533rd BS, *Big Mike/Frenchy's Folly*) flown to Kingman, AZ Nov 28, 1945, broken up 1945-47.

42-39997 | American Air Museum in Britain : Delivered Long Beach 29/10/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-R] Ridgewell 13/1/44 as BIG MIKE; on mission to Leipzig with George Hansen, Radio Operator: Ed Senk (Killed in Action); sustained severe battle damage on Rheims mission 2/5/44, but repaired by many volunteers over weeks, including fitting an F-model wing on a G aircraft. When it passed all tests, assigned back in action completing 100 missions, before returning to States, 121 BU Bradley 30/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45. FRENCHY'S FOLLY.


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Below : from Roger Freeman Collection Object number FRE 4873


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42-30336 (385th BG, 548th BS, *Miss Nonalee II*) attempted to reach Sweden with mechanical problems Oct 9, 1943, but came down at Norholm Mark, near Varde, Denmark. 1 evaded, 10 POW. Repaired by Luftwaffe and flown as 7+8 MACR 824. "Miss Nonalee II" was assigned to KG 200 but crashed near Bad Voeslau at the transfer flight to Vienna on 28 August 1944. It was salvaged and transported to Wiener Neustadt for repair which wasn't finished before Russian troops arrived in March/April 1945. The aircraft wore still the Rechlin markings 7+8 at the transfer flight

sources: Joe Baugher's Home Page , Luftwaffe im Focus nr 25


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42-30336 | American Air Museum in Britain

Delivered Cheyenne 17/5/43; Gore 1/6/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 27/6/43; Assigned 548BS/385BG [GX-E] Gt Ashfield 27/6/43; Missing in Action Anklam 9/10/43 with Glyndon Bell (INT, but escaped to Sweden via Danish Resistance); Co-pilot: Arnold Martin, Navigator: Frank Bachman, Bombardier: Joe Osterman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Elliott, Radio Operator: Lloyd Rodemer, Ball turret gunner: Harry Rudick, Waist gunner: John Edii, Waist gunner: Marshall Bryan,Tail gunner: Albert Spencer, foto-Charlton Browning (10 Prisoner of War); mech prob, force landed Nordholm Mark, near Varde, Denmark; Missing Air Crew Report 824. MISS NONALEE II. (Used by Luftwaffe KG200.)


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Baugher: 42-31156 (447th BG, 708th BS) lost Apr 11, 1944. MACR 3824. The plane was damaged on a missionto Poznan, Poland. The crew tried to make it to Sweden, but crashed on Bornholm Island. 6 evaded, 4 POW.

42-31156 | American Air Museum in Britain
Delivered Dallas 26/9/43; Gr Island 13/10/43; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CG-L] Rattlesden 19/11/43; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Howard Pauling, Co-pilot: Lauren Davis, Bombardier: Paul Scherer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Glen Standish, Waist gunner: Leo Kingston,Tail gunner: Elvin Albaum (6 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Ernie Morman, Radio Operator: Paul Knight, Ball turret gunner: Jim Prusa, Waist gunner: Henry McCowan (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crash landed Bornholm Is, near Ibsker, Den. Missing Air Crew Report 3824. BIG STOOP.

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