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Damn Yankee
B-17F-25-BO 41-24557

384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron

Missing in action on 1st December 1943 on a mission to Leverkusen. Enemy fighter caused serious damage to the aircraft's rear section. Five crew men bailed out before the B17 suddenly nosed dived into the ground near Snellegem, southwest of Bruges, Belgium. Pilot 2Lt Bruce Sundlun evaded capture and his story can be found in "The Flight of Eagles".

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The Flight Of Eagles

Known Mission List

Date	Pilot	Target	Notes
3 Sep 1943	Yelvington	Romilly	R/E - #1 + #3 low manifold pressure (misprint on chart)
6 Sep 1943	Sundlun	Stuttgart	Cat A - flak + shell cases
9 Sep 1943	Sundlun	Lille Vendeville
9 Sep 1943	B G Sundlun	Lille Vendeville + Vitry
16 Sep 1943	Sundlun	Nantes
23 Sep 1943	Sundlun	Nantes
27 Sep 1943	Sundlun	Emden	R/E - #2 superchgr ran away
2 Oct 1943	Sundlun	Emden
8 Oct 1943	L Fields	Bremen
9 Oct 1943	Sundlun	Anklam
10 Oct 1943	Sundlun	Munster
20 Oct 1943	Sundlun	Duren	Sqn lead
3 Nov 1943	Sundlun	Wilhelmshaven
5 Nov 1943	Sundlun	Gelsenkirchen
16 Nov 1943	Sundlun	Knaben
26 Nov 1943	Thompson / Siguard	Bremen	Deputy lead
1 Dec 1943	Sundlun	Solingen	MISSING - e/a, macr # 1334 (5KIA, 4POW)

Information Update for Readers of
"Plane Names & Fancy Noses - 91st Bomb Group (Heavy)"

Damn YankeeB-17F-25-BO 41-24557

384th Bomb Group, 545th Bomb Squadron

For More Information See:

Known Mission List

Damn Yankee
B-17F-25-BO 41-24557