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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 3/1/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-B] Polebrook 17/4/43; Missing in Action 1m Kiel 19/5/43 with Bob Mansfield, Navigator: Dave Nash, Bombardier: Sid White (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Don Jasinek, Radio Operator: Elmer Peterson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Anchors, Waist gunner: Cliff Cole, Ball turret gunner: Louis Strumolo, Waist gunner: Willard Backman,Tail gunner: Tom Higgins (7 Prisoner of War); flak hit #3 which was smoking badly, bombs were dropped then ditched Baltic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 15719. IN THE MOOD.
Group
The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/ five missions with them as an observer...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 4229701 'In the Mood. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 42-29701 'In the Mood'. Plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 4229701 'In the Mood. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 4229701 'In the Mood. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 4229701 'In the Mood. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 4229701 'In the Mood. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 #42-29701 'In the Mood'. Plane crashed into Baltic, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 4229701 'In the Mood. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 4229701 'In the Mood. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 351st Bomb Group
Shot down 19 May 1943 in B-17 # 4229701 'In the Mood. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military site : airfield
Polebrook was laid down for RAF Bomber Command use in 1940-1941. Built by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd, it had short runways which were lengthened for USAAF heavy bomber use. The RAF used the base for operational trials - including of B-17 Flying...
Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) | Baltic Sea | 19 May 1943 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:40:23 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15719 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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