43-38092

Delivered Cheyenne 24/6/44; Hunter 14/7/44; Grenier 22/7/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-G] Kimbolton 14/8/44; Missing in Action Mannheim 9/9/44 with Ed Butler, Co-pilot: Tony Vietri, Navigator: Francis O’Keefe, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ellsworth Rillings, Radio Operator: John Sweeney, Ball turret gunner: Ellis Kunkle, Waist gunner: Beryl Brown (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Carl Yates, Tail gunner: John Michalski (2 Prisoner of War); flak hit and blew up in ball of fire before disintegrating, crashed on barracks near Ludwigshaven, Ger.; Missing Air Crew Report 8845.

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Units served with

People

Ellsworth F Rillings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12178148
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

John E Sweeney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36554549
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Anthony Joseph Vietri

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31008665 / O-819648
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Carl Clayton Yates

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15109564 / O-703552
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne AAF, WY 24 June 1944 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 24-Jun-44.

Assigned

Kimbolton, UK 14 August 1944 Assigned 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Ludwigshaven, Germany 9 September 1944 - 9 September 1944 Failed to Return Mannheim 9/9/44; direct flak hit in bomb bay, exploded in ball of fire before disintegrating, crashed on barracks near Ludwigshaven. 2 x POW, 7 x KIA. MACR 8845

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

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

 

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8845 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database