Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-55-BO: 42-29467 to 42-29531 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 306th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron, 422nd Bomb Squadron, 545th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JJ-L, JD-U |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault, Crashlanding (13 December 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-29529 / Nora II
Delivered Cheyenne 31/12/42; Salina 10/1/43; Morrison 5/3/43; Brookley 8/3/43; Assigned: 369BS/306BG Thurleigh 24/3/43; Transferred: 422BS/305BG [JJ-L] Chelveston 10/43; then to 545BS/384BG [JD-U] Grafton Underwood 6/11/43; returning from Bremen 13/12/43 aircraft lost two engines and crash-landed base Pilot: George Poole, Co-Pilot: Bob Butler, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Gus Mazzaccaro, Ball Turret Gunner: Herman Hoskins, rest unknown (10RTD), Salvaged. NORA II.
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B-17 42-29529 / Nora II Details
The Crew on photo (L-R):
S/Sgt. James O. James O. Gillespie (RO); S/Sgt Roger M. Link (TG); Lt. Norbert A. Zwicke (NAV); S/Sgt George W. James (BTG); Lt William J. Byrd (B); F/O Charles J. Harpool (CP); Lt. Lester Personeus, Jr. (P); T/Sgt William C. Reese (TTG); S/Sgt William J. Hesse (WG); S/Sgt Euel Jenkins (WG)
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This page was last updated on 24 September 2020
01. October 2023 access_time 22:40
I believe that may be my Mom, “New York Nora”, on the B17 Nose art for Nora II. Looks exactly like her and she had told me in the 60’s that a WWII flyer had her painted on a bomber. She corresponded with him (and several others during the war) but married an Artillery officer later instead. She was a model at Lord & Taylor in NYC (had many young officers propose to her) then later joined the Navy WAVES to do her bit for the nation.