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Officers
of the 323rd BS, 91st BG, Lt Flemming 2nd from right, Lt Emery L Edwards
3rd from left
09/1944 (© 91st BG, USAAF, via Terry Flemming) |
Lt Flemming, 323rd BS, 91st Bomb Group (H) |
My Dad, Lt Thomas
Flemming, was a member of the 323rd Bombardment Squadron, 91st BG at Bassingbourn
from August 1944 to February 1945. He flew 35 combat missions, mostly
as a co-pilot. He didn't talk too much about specific missions, mostly
about how lucky he was to have made it through. "2 November
1944: we bombed Merseburg, Germany by PFF methods. Results were unobserved.
Our Group experienced Heavy Fighter attacks from one ME-163, many FW-190's
and ME-109's. This Group suffered its heaviest loss to date of 13 aircraft,
6 of which were from the 323rd Bomb Squadron." Crews lost in
the 323rd Squadron on this mission were: The report of the
Stevens crew being downed is not correct, it was another crew, as Dad
was flying in "Seattle Sleeper" as Steven's Co-Pilot. |
Dad's first mission was 14th August 1944 in the B-17 "Happy Valley Express" to bomb the airdrome at Metz in France. His last mission was in B-17 "Hi Ho Silver" in February 1945. Attached are two photos of him. The impact of the missions on the human psyche can be seen easily in the eyes. The first photo is in September '44, Dad is the one wearing the garrison cap, the second photo is after a number of combat missions. Cheers, Terry Flemming |
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B-17
Flying Fortress bombers of the 91st BG at Bassingbourn airfield:
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Boeing
B-17G Flying Fortress, OR:R, serial 42-31909,
'Nine O Nine'
of the 323rd BS, 91st BG.
Showing 92 missions, this Fortress went on to fly over 125 including at least eight trips to Berlin. 1944-5 (© 91st BG, USAAF, via Terry Flemming) |
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Boeing
B-17G Flying Fortress, 'Margie'
of the 91st BG.
1944-5 (© 91st BG, USAAF, via Terry Flemming) |
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Boeing
B-17G Flying Fortress, 'Ramblin
Rebel' of the 323rd BS, 91st BG.
Close up of the nose art below 1944-5 (© 91st BG, USAAF, via Terry Flemming) |
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B-17G
'Ramblin Rebel'
1944 (© 91st BG, USAAF, via Jean Yavis Jones) |
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Northrop
P-61 Black Widow nightfighter at Bassingbourn
1944-5 (© 91st BG, USAAF, via Terry Flemming) |
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RAF
Bassingbourn airfield - 91 Bomb Group (H) -
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RAF
Bassingbourn 91st BG airfield + watch office = www.controltowers.co.uk
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