43-38697
Delivered Patterson 5/9/44; Hunter 19/9/44; Dow Fd 25/9/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-M] Nuthampstead 4/11/44; (23m). Missing in Action on the Berlin mission 3 February 1945 with Pilot Perry E. Powell, Co-pilot: Samuel T. Walker Jr, Navigator: Bruce E. Phelps, Bombardier: Marvin Y. Luckie Jr, Flight engineer/Top Turret gunner: Clarence H. Harper, Radio Operator: Robert H. Colgan, Ball Turret gunner: Albert J. Aleksyn, Waist gunner: Thomas A. L’Estrange Jr (8 Killed in Action). Tail gunner: Joseph D. Bancroft (Prisoner of War). Mid-air collision with B-17 42-97387; crashed 7,5km SE of Lehmke, near Gardelegen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 12215.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33401456
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34807652
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17135994 / O-722753
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768657
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18117213 / O-715892
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Missions
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Patterson AAF, OH | 5 September 1944 | Delivered Patterson AAF 5-Sep-44. |
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Assigned |
Nuthampstead, UK | 4 November 1944 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Lehmke, Germany | 3 February 1945 - 3 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin; mid air collision above Lehmke, Germany with B-17 #42-97387 |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12215 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Updated crew to include original tail gunner Leroy K Bayless, per https://neutralboy001.wixsite.com/battle-history/perry-e-powell-and-bru…
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12215 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database