Ole B. Bennedsen World War II Collection

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Identifier2011-07-01Description

The Ole B. Bennedsen World War II Collection documents Bennedsen's service as a pilot of Boeing B-17 aircraft on operational missions over Germany near the end of World War II. This small collection includes a Pilot's Flight Log with entries from 1943-1945, a pay card, and a list of all of Bennedsen's 35 operational missions over Germany, which includes the dates and names of German cities. Also present are two black-and-white photographic prints depicting Bennedsen and his "Bonnie Lassie" plane and B-17s surrounded by flak fire, presumably taken during a mission over Germany. A CD of scanned photographs contains additional images of Bennedsen, his family, and his crew.

Date1943-1945CreatorBennedsen, Ole Birk, 1916-2012Resource RecordGuide to the Bennedsen (Ole B.) World War II CollectionLanguageEnglishRights HolderThe Museum of Flight ArchivesRightsPermission to publish material from the Ole B. Bennedsen World War II Collection must be obtained from The Museum of Flight Archives.Bibliographic CitationThe Ole B. Bennedsen World War II Collection/The Museum of FlightAccess StatusThis collection has been digitized in its entirety. The CD is pending processing.

Document

[Officer's Pay Data Card for Ole B. Bennedsen]

[List of Bennedsen's 35 operational missions over Germany]

[Flight logbook for Ole B. Bennedsen]

Image

[Ole B. Bennedsen with Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress "Bonnie Lassie"]

[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft under antiaircraft fire]

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