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B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 16/8/42; took off from Gander (Newfoundland) en route Thurleigh 5-Sep-42 exploded over Atlantic an hour out. (10 KIS) no trace, ditched off Greenland. Missing Air Crew Report 16344.
P 1Lt. John T. Leahy; CP 2Lt Robert R. Landry;
N 2Lt Andrew J. Hoyt; B 2Lt Frank L. Shannon;
E/TTG TSgt William Blakesley; RO Pvt James L. Wiley;
BTG SSgt Leslie R. Pettyjohn; WG SSgt Roland L. Oikle;
TG SSgt Charles H. Carlton; PASS 1Lt. Rush Poulan (423BS Eng-Off);
Group
Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
Squadron
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military | Captain | Engineering Officer | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military | Private | Radio Operator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.
Military site : airfield
Built for RAF use in 1941-42, Thurleigh was initially used by RAF Bomber Command before being handed over to the Eighth Air Force. Its runways and hardstandings were improved, and the B-17s of the 306th Bomb Group began using the base. It was their...
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 November 2014 18:07:00 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to description |
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Lee Cunningham 21-Nov-2014. Format description. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 October 2014 17:14:55 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to description |
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Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-43. Minor edit to take off location, Gander is in Newfoundland not Argentina , error in Dave Osborne data. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 October 2014 17:10:13 | Lee8thbuff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, description and unit associations |
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Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014, Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 16344; "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne; 306th BG Web site http://www.306bg.org/ |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:02 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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