43-37833 The Uninvited II
452nd BG - 729th BS - 8th AF 466th Bomb Group collection
Letter and photo from William W. Fannon - 24 June 1997
Object Number - UPL 43038 - B-17G-70-BO #43-37833 "The Uninvited II" Code: H 452nd BG - 729th BS - 8th AF
Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/44; Kearney 4/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 28/6/44; (? on Merseburg mission 28/9/44 with Ken Bickford Navigator: Lee Radio Operator: Bill Crawford (3 Returned to Duty); rest bailed out and picked up by US ground forces and flown back to base next day; Missing in Action Saarbrucken 9/11/44 with Ken Bickford, Navigator: Robert S. (Bob) Marquis, Bombardier: Bill Fannon, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene Van Loozencord, Radio Operator: Max Srodawa, Ball turret gunner: Chas Turner, Waist gunner: Bob Williams, Tail gunner: Phil Caldwell (8 men became Prisoners of War); Co-pilot: John Reilly (evaded capture); flak KOD #3, crashed Korscheid, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10347. THE UNINVITED II.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 712279
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Shuttle Mission |
Poltava, Ukraine | 11 September 1944 | Bombed Chemnitz and landed at Poltava, USSR (now Ukraine). |
|
Other Shot Down |
Korscheid, Germany | 9 November 1944 | Shot down by flak. Ken Bickford Crew on board All crew parachuted to safety |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
"452nd Bombardment Group" - Marvin E. Barnes, pages 92-93
Letter from William Fannon to Chris Brassfield, 24 June 1997
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10347 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
