42-29640 Ol Ironsides

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Object Number - UPL 26305 - 42-29640 Ol' Ironsides

Delivered Cheyenne 23/1/43; Salina 7/2/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-X] Molesworth 26/3/43; 16m Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Art Pentz, Co-pilot: Tom Mulligan, Bombardier: Russell Philpit (WIA), later re-patriated, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Dougherty, Radio Operator: Bob Murray, Ball turret gunner: Hurd Edwards, Waist gunner: Bob Horvarth, Waist gunner: George Howard, Tail gunner: Elmer Knudsen (9 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Ben Street (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed outskirts of Linnich, near Wuppertal, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 256. OL' IRONSIDES.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

John A Dougherty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13048148
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Hurd L Edwards

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11020423
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert A Horvath

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

George Z Howard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34307919
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Elmer T Knudsen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10600698
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

12 August 1943

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/032.pdf

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Contributoracbernstein1
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http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/031.pdf

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Contributorjmoore43
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Removed a duplicate connection to "Arthur Pentz".

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space(s) to the A/C “Description” for readability.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space to the A/C “Description” for readability.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the case of the letters in the A/C nickname.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”. Added a connection to 8th AF.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 256 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 26305 - 42-29640 Ol' Ironsides