43-37932 Spratt-O-Liner
Associated aircraft based on S/N visible on nose
Object Number - UPL 40588 - A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number43-37932) nicknamed "Spratt-O-Liner"
Delivered Cheyenne 6/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 29/6/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG Kimbolton 16/7/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 5/11/44 with Byron Anderson (Killed in Action); John Cottier, Sheldon Widmer, Chas Charnow, Arthur Mohr, Bill Gonsalves, Joe Grimmer, George Tuttle, Chas Fitch (8 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Frankfurt; Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10353. SPRATT-O-LINER.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 525th Bomb Squadron 379th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-705276
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 5 November 1944 |
