B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30765 / Chug-a-lug aka Nip & Tuck

Delivered Cheyenne 25/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-U] Ridgewell 20/9/43; 9m on training mission 29/12/43 with Bill Ridley, Co-pilot: George Hoffman, Navigator: Eugene Arning, Navigator: Carl Dittus, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Davis, Radio Operator: Jim Stuart (6 Returned to Duty); in very poor visibility clipped some trees and force landed Rodmead Farm, Maiden Bradley, near Warminster, Wilts., UK; Salvaged n/battle damaged 2/1/44. CHUG-A-LUG IV.