42-29737 Louise
Object Number - UPL 19494 - Flying Fortress B-17F 42-29737 'Louise' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF having been landed on the sand dunes of Amrum Island, Germany. A wheels down...
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Salina 4/3/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Assigned 92BG Alconbury 9/4/43; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-N] Framlingham 12/5/43; with R.E. Robinson force landed Framlingham afd 17/5/43; with Robinson 19/5/43, Navigator: Ferry Manee, rw-Stan Bennett, lw-Clyde Butterfield [all 3 wia]; 6m, Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43 with Laurier Morissette, Co-pilot: Ralph Ziegler, Navigator: John Korman, Bombardier: Chas Magennis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Highcove, Radio Operator: Dick Nowak, Ball turret gunner: John Churma, Waist gunner: Walt Jacot, Waist gunner: Joe DiRicco, Tail gunner: Furman Gray, pass-Capt Vince Gannon (base com. off.) (11 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, force landed North Sea sand dunes near Amrum Is. Ger. Taken by fishing trawler to town of Husum and a military base. Missing Air Crew Report 4898. LOUISE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734164
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 17 May 1943 | Force landed Framlingham airfield 17/5/43. Pilot Lt Richard E Robinson. |
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Other Combat casualties |
19 May 1943 | Navigator: Ferry Manee, [RW] Stan Bennett, [LW] Clyde Butterfield [all 3 WIA]; Pilot Lt R E Robinson 19/5/43. | |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
Amrum, Germany | 13 June 1943 - 13 June 1943 | Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43. Enemy aircraft ko’d two engines, force landed North Sea sand dunes near Amrum Island. Germany. Taken by fishing trawler to town of Husum and a military base. (11 x POW) Missing Air Crew Report MACR4898. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4898 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database