Bill B. RIDLEY
Bill B Ridley
IWM CATALOGUE RECORD This contains information written on the back of the original print and some of it may be inaccurate. Lieutenant B.B. Ridley of the 381st Bomb Group with the Mayor and Mayoress of Bermondsey, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Starr after they inspected a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31761) nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge" 16 February 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Bermondsey Names Its Fourth Fortress "Rotherhithe's Revenge". Photo Shows:- The Mayor and Mayoress of Bermondsey, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Starr, leaving the Fortress after inspecting it. Helping them is the pilot, Lt. B.B. Ridley, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. And February 16th 1944 PN.' Censor no: 305367. On reverse: Planet News Ltd, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
Additional 100th Service Notes
Comments and Notes
Bill B Ridley
MILITARY | FIRST LIEUTENANT | PILOT | 381ST BOMB GROUP
29 December 1943 accident in B17#42-30765 'Chug-a-lug' on a slow-time flight. AC landed in small field hitting some trees while landing in Wiltshire. 5 RTD.
IWM CATALOGUE RECORD
This contains information written on the back of the original print and some of it may be inaccurate.
Lieutenant B.B. Ridley of the 381st Bomb Group with the Mayor and Mayoress of Bermondsey, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Starr after they inspected a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31761) nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge" 16 February 1944. Printed caption on reverse: 'Bermondsey Names Its Fourth Fortress "Rotherhithe's Revenge". Photo Shows:- The Mayor and Mayoress of Bermondsey, Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Starr, leaving the Fortress after inspecting it. Helping them is the pilot, Lt. B.B. Ridley, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. And February 16th 1944 PN.' Censor no: 305367. On reverse: Planet News Ltd, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
