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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-F] Framlingham 8/4/44; Missing in Action Munich 13/7/44 with George Spann, Co-pilot: Theo Becker, Navigator: Prospero Demarco, Bombardier: Jim Webb, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Dee, Radio Operator: Frank Aufdemorte, Ball turret gunner: Paul Phillips, Waist gunner: Ray Marcello, Waist gunner: John Redeagle,Tail gunner: Bill Haas (10 Prisoner of War); flak hit in bomb bay, crew bailed then aircraft blew up, crashed Notzing, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7494.
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Hit by flak and crashed at Motzing on 7/13/44 in B-17 #42-102533, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Hit by flak and crashed at Motzing on 7/13/44 in B-17 #42102533
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Hit by flak and crashed at Motzing on 7/13/44 in B-17 #42102533
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Hit by flak and crashed at Motzing on 7/13/44 in B-17 42-102533, Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Hit by flak and crashed at Motzing on 7/13/44 in B-17 #42102533
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 5
Military | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Hit by flak and crashed at Motzing on 7/13/44 in B-17 #42102533
POW
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 13 July 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:40:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7494 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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