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www.americanairmuseum.com
Produktionsblock:
B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 bis 42-37893
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 95th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 412th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: QW-T
Einsätze: 98
Geschichte der
B-17 42-37882 / Hard Time aka A-Good-Bett aka Blues in the Reich
Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Gr Island 22/10/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-T] Horham 18/11/43; force landed Ghent, Bel. with H.C. Coffman 15/10/44; force landed A-70 Laon-Couvron, France with R.E. Chrystal (9 Returned to Duty) force landed B-53 Merville, Belg. 19/3/45 with E. Grant (9 Returned to Duty), then crash landed Troston AD, Sfk with Jim Phillpott later; (9 Returned to Duty). 98m, sal 16/4/45. A GOOD BET aka HARD TIME aka BLUES IN THE REICH.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 5. April 2018
12. Juli 2020 access_time 3:10
My dad (Frank Atteberry) was the radio man on Blues In The Reich. He was one of “Brownie’s Boys”. Al Brown was the pilot.
That crew was also on the bomber I’ll Be Around.
My father’s headstone has the plane and “I’ll Be Around” etched on it.
18. Juli 2020 access_time 17:49
My wife’s Grandfather, Henry (Hank) P. Korol, was on Blues in the Reich. I am not sure assignment, but he was in the bottom bubble.
Also part of the aid drop to (?) Switzerland.
18. Juli 2020 access_time 18:11
Hello Justin,
bottom bubble means Ball Turret, I think.
07. Dezember 2021 access_time 2:11
My father, Henry P. Korol, we the top turret gunner, not a ball turret gunner. The food drops were over Holland not Switzerland.