http://forum.armyairforces.com/(c) ArmyAirForces30Hello my name is Tom May and my dad was James May he was on the bouncing bitch IIIhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163629Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:09:01 GMTHi all , On November 25 1944 B-17 42-97248 from 94BG/410Bs made a crashlanding near Estinnes-au-Mont in Belgium returning from a mission to Mersburg . Who were the crew and what happened with them ? http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163616Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:47:17 GMTPretty much done with the building, actually. Time to start the paint. I REALLY like the scheme on the plane leading the www.8thafhs.org/bomber/94bg.htm page Tail # 3388http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163601Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:32:20 GMTFriends, The B-17 behind Crew 1404 has the Second AF tail code of AL for the RTU at Alexandria AAF, LA which was the 221st AAF BU (Combat Crew Training Station-Heavy). This base unit was later transferred to the Third AF and re-designated 32http://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163179Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:38:56 GMTHi Marc, thanks for your reply. I haven´t tried to find any of the crew members...I´m not really researching this aircraft/crew, I was just looking through a book I have about US bombers which landed in Sweden during the war and became curioushttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163056Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:03:52 GMT Available 94th records do not show them flying again after they returned. The "usual" practice was to return them to the States or another group in an advisory or training role. I have not seen any records which indichttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163024Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:54:04 GMTThe only aircraft belonging to the 94th BG to land in Sweden was the 42-97155. On 11 April 1944 after a raid to Politz, this aircraft left formation in the vicinity of Stettin, apparently under control. At 1343 hours (LT) it was led by Swedish fighters thttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=163016Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:29:20 GMTHi Anette Glad to have been able to help. Thanks also for the Celia Hayes article, it was very interesting to read. With regards to the missions flown by Oakley Ragland. I'm afraid to say that this is much harder to give the list ofhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162965Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:17:31 GMTHi Chris, yes it seems likely you have found the right mission. Thank you so much for helping me. This is what Angus D Senn said about the mission on the reunion in 1995: "We were dropping suhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162961Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:20:10 GMTHi Anette I think i may have found the mission that you are after. After looking at the list of dates that i have Lt. Jester listed on, and also when 'Shady Lady' flew, i have narrowed things down to one mission. Both the Jester crew and 'Shadhttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162941Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:29:09 GMTHi Chris, thank you for this. Very interesting to read about Jester and the Shady Lady. I look forward to hearing if you can find even more on the subject. I really appreciate it. I don´t think it´s the Stars and Stripes. It is probablly a locahttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162843Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:00:14 GMTHi Anette I have been looking at the 94th BG 'Mission Formation Charts' that i have and have found Lt. Willard F. Jester listed on 28 charts. The first chart that he is listed on is April 27th 1944, a day where he flew on both the 94th BG's mihttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162842Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:42:44 GMTHi Chris, thanks for your message. I am researching Oakley J Ragland, who later was killed in a crash in Sweden and buried in my hometown of Malmo, Sweden. He was then flying Carpetbagger/Operation Sonnie missions from Leuchars, Scotland. Befohttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162839Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:01:39 GMTHi Anette Yes, you are correct in saying that the Willard F. Jester crew were from the 94th BG. This crew flew with the 331st BS after arrival in April 1944. At the moment i cannot say for sure if the crew that you listed was the crew when thehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162826Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:22:56 GMTCan anyone tell me when this mission took place; what B-17 was involved; and am I right in assuming the crew belonged to the 94th BG? Pilot: 1st Lt Willard F Jester of Riverside, NJ Co-pilot: 2nd Lt Joseph M Leone of Brooklyn, NY Tailgunnehttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162824Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:35:34 GMTCA, thanks. The B17F DEAR MOM from the picture is shot down by Karl Borris a german ace. The plane get down by Beesel Belgium. The strange thing is, the plane I looking for with the same name is shot down on 17-07-1943 exacthttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162644Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:32:56 GMTHi Jeroen The photograph of the B-17F named 'Dear Mom' posted by Marc is almost certainly B-17F -100- BO serial number 42-30389 which was lost on August 17th 1943 with the 1st Lt. Bernard W. Nayovitz Crew. At the moment i know of nohttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162575Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:05:06 GMTThanks Marc, every information is good. I'll wait for Chris. Every story is one story. At the moment i've a question for a photograph by Air Force Museum. So i hope the will find a picture from the plane. There must be information and it will tahttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162482Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:20:19 GMTI have troubles with this new format. Hope this workshttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162481Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:12:46 GMT Jeroen, thanks for caring about our guys who did all they could under difficult circumstances. The attached photo of "Dear Mom" could be either of the A/C with that name. It was taken by a 94th photographer who noted that he washttp://forum.armyairforces.com/fb.ashx?m=162480Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:06:15 GMT