Marie Helena
Names: Marie Helena
Squadron: 351st | Squadron Marking: EP | Tail Marking: H
Pilot: 2LT RAYMOND GORMLEY
MACR: 00949
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Crew Information
History
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| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| June 1, 1943 | Accepted into inventory |
| June 1, 1943 | Denver |
| August 7, 1943 | Presque Isle |
| August 22, 1943 | Assigned to UK |
| October 8, 1943 | FTR MID - FW 190 - Bremen Germany |
| October 8, 1943 | FTR MID - FW 190 - Bremen Germany |
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Additional Photos
Marie Helena painting under attack
Jerry Boucher´s art of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5/U12, W.Nr. 410266, "Black 13", flown by Leutnant Erich Hondt of the 2./JG11, at Hosum, Germany, autumn 1943. On 8 October 1943, in an air raid over Bremen by the 8th Air Force, Erich Hondt was one of the German Aces who fought against the Fortresses of the 100th Bomb Group, nicknamed the "Bloody Hundredth". In violent clashes between 300 heavy bombers, almost as many escort fighters and 566 German fighters, 27 American bombers, three Thunderbolts and 24 German fighters were shot down. Leutnant Erich Hondt survived with severe burns.
