44-6148 Smashing Thru

media-38434.jpeg UPL 38434 "Unusual crash of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 44-6148) of the 381st Bomb Group, England, 13 July 1944."

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Object Number - UPL 38434 - "Unusual crash of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C No. 44-6148) of the 381st Bomb Group, England, 13 July 1944."

Delivered Tulsa 14/5/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 1/6/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-M] Ridgewell 16/6/44; 11+m crashed on take off for Munich 13/7/44 with John Houston(severe burns), Co-pilot: Bill Scruggs (same, plus broken leg) (2 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Gerald Sullivan, Bombardier: Jim Wamsley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Cusick, Radio Operator: Ken Spatz, Ball turret gunner: Bob Benward, Waist gunner: Don Murray,Tail gunner: Lloyd Jackson (7 Killed in Service); aircraft lost two engines during assembly and came down in railway cut at Oaker Hill Bridge, Gt Yeldham, near Halstead, Ex, UK; Salvaged. SMASHING THRU.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Amos Benward

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37501550
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball turret

William Millard Cusick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17113431
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Arthur L Guertin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-797117
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

John Mason Houston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32073896 / O-757387
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Lloyd S Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35589038
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

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https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/44-6148-smashing-thru/
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=98013

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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