B-17F-120-BO
'Salvo Sal (My Gal Sal)', 42-30818
B-17F-120-BO
'Salvo Sal (My Gal Sal)', 42-30818
Lost on October 8, 1943
100th BG on the Bomb Run over Bremen October 8, 1943" Salvo Sal " # 42-30818 Code LN-S (to the left)
" Phartzac " # 42-30358 Code LN-X (in the centre)
# 42-30840 Code LN-O (to the right)[ Photo from the 100th BG.]
One fact : all three planes photographed were lost during this same mission.
Source : 100th Bomb Group Foundation
Capt. Ev Blakely - Gp. Lead -- Bremen
Oct 8, 1943 (Bremen)
Group alerted early evening of the 7th - scrubbed soon afterwards - enemy bombed between Bungay and Nowich around 2200 hours. Lots of Ack Ack visible. There were a dozen or so planes reported shot down in the vicinity of our base, some in flames. Early radio reports stated 175 planes over England during the night.
At 0500 hours the group alerted for Bremen with take-off time set for 1145 hours. Two other big missions on with B-24's also with Bremen as their target.
Radio reported that the 100th bombed the primary at 1520 hours.
Group returned at 1700 hours - missing seven (7) planes and crews.
Major Cleven with DeMarco missing; Nash, Meadow, McDonald, Gormley, Murphy in the famed Piccadily Lily; and Becktoft
were also missing. Colonel Kidd and Blakely crashed landed near Norwich after a historic air battle all the way home from Bremen. Two crewmen were severely wounded - they claimed 12 fighters and were allowed nine.
October 8, 1943 1130 taxi time of the first aircraft
230818 Lt William N, Mcdonald
8 OCT 43 BREMEN MISSION CHRONOLOGY 1130 100Th leaves the english coast 1453
100th crossed european coast 10 miles nnw of groningen;
aggressive fighter attacks begin1515 100TH reaches the initial point 1521
25864 EP-A PICCADILLY LILY Dropped bombs on the target 1521 Group becomes disorganized 1525
100TH Reaches the rally point; fighter attacks decrease. 1555
230818
LN-S
SALVO SAL
Uncertain as to circumstances regarding this aircraft's los, except that it was damaged by flak. It'sloss re sulted in the death of one (1) crew member with the other nine (9) captured.
