384th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in World War II

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42-102459 LITTLE KENNY

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From official government files. - From official government files. “Hit twice by flak, this B-17 Flying Fortress flew all the way back from Germany in spite of a useless rudder and extensive damage to the entire tail assembly, as well as less obvious damage to nose and wing. The pilot, 2d Lt Verlin D. Reed, and the co-pilot, 2d Lt Howard K. Johnson, both from Boswell, Ind., did not budge the plane from formation. One piece of flak had gone through the left horizontal stabilizer and exploded against the vertical stabilizer, while another was exploding in the nose.”
This damage happened on 384th mission# 259, 22 January 1945. Target: Sterkrade, Germany. Little Kenny did not fly another mission until 14 February 1945.

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