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B-17G 42-31367 "Chow-Hound" (LG-R) of the 322nd...
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Annotation added: B-17F 42-5714 (coded OR-N), a "no name" Fortress of the 323rd Bomb Sq, 91st BG, was lost on the 14 October 1943 mission to Nancy with 2LT Robert M. Slane's crew. Most of them bailed out; tail gunner SGT Claud J. Smith was mortally wounded by enemy fighters and navigator 2LT Arthur G. Foster evaded capture. Slane belly-landed the ship, not knowing if Smith was still alive. Slane was captured; he and the remaining seven crewmen became POWs for the duration of the war.
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Annotation added: B-17G 42-31585 "Mount'n Ride" (coded OR-B) of the 323rd Bomb Sq, 91st BG. Arriving at Bassingbourn 1 February 1944, her combat career lasted barely six weeks. On the 16 March mission to Lechfield with LT Doyle Bradford's crew, flak knocked out both inboard engines. As she fell farther behind the formation, the crew opted to head for Switzerland, where the ship was impounded and the crew interned. At the end of hostilies, "Mount'n Ride" returned to England - only to be scrapped at Burtonwood.
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Annotation added: Capt. George T Rich, Wilmington NC, 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF.
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Annotation added: Capt Rich is seen here with his crew chief S/Sgt. Thomas W Harris, Tampa FL, helping to adjust the experimental "G-suit".
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Image of damaged plane and Missing Air Crew...
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Annotation added: 23rd December 1944
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This is a B24 Liberator NOT a B17 Fortress as stated in captionraybee commented on this Image. (23 Jun 2009)
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Annotation added: 24 February 1944: B-17G 42-37779 "Pist'l Packin' Mama" (coded DF-B) of the 324th Bomb Sq, 91st BG, on her way home from Schweinfurt.
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Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II. Original data from: The National Archives
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