44-8501 Jeanie

Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Fairfield 16/10/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG Kimbolton 13/11/44; loaned to 91BG for one mission - Missing in Action Cologne 6/1/45 with Cecil McConnell (397BG), Radio Operator: George Merritt, Ball turret gunner: Alf Nichols, Waist gunner: Rhienholdt Strecker, Tail gunner: Marion Hoffman, radar-Don Burkness (379BG) (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Warren Smith, Navigator: Don Williams, Bombardier: Alan Hillman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Turner (4 Killed in Action); flak hit right wing KO’d #3, crashed Plum, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11568. JEANIE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Donald Clifford Burkness

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17145203 / T-129111
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Radar Navigator

Alan Guion Hillman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11097486 / O-771927
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Marion Carl Hoffman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35708302
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Cecil Gerald McConnell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-760975
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

George F Merritt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12187251
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Lincoln AAB, NE 30 September 1944 Delivered Lincoln AAB 30-Sep-44.

Assigned

Kimbolton, UK 13 November 1944 Assigned 526BS/379BG

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Pulheim, Germany 6 January 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne 6-Jan-45; flak hit right wing KO’d #3 engine, crashed Plum, Germany; 6 x POW, 4 x KIA MACR 11568

Other

Loaned to 91BG

Bassingbourn, UK 6 January 1945 Loaned to 91BG for 6-Jan-45 mission

Manufactured

Burbank, CA Built at Lockheed/Vega Burbank California.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/46709355
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/44-8501-jeanie/

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/46709355
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/44-8501-jeanie/

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11568 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database