42-97489

Delivered Cheyenne 30/11/43; Kearney 11/12/43; Presque Is 22/12/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-F] Podington 23/1/44; crashed on take off for Orly, Fr, burned 20/5/44 with Jim Wiggins, Co-pilot: Luther Smith, Navigator: Chas Herzberg, Bombardier: Bob Keyser, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph Villani, Radio Operator: Harry Howard (6 Killed in Service); Ball turret gunner: George Doran, Waist gunner: Claudio Mendozzi, Waist gunner: Joe Lambert, Tail gunner: Ed Wozniak (4 RTD-all injured); Salvaged. (‘934 had stopped halfway down runway following a signal from control tower due to an earlier accident at end of runway and apparently the pilot of ‘489 did not see it, ploughing into ‘934, both exploded and burnt out.)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Failed to Return (FTR)

England 20 May 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

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Contributoracbernstein1
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327th Load Lists, May 1944.  www.92ndbg.org

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FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2758 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database