15th Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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42-29856
B-17 Flying Fortress
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'Dramatic photograph of a stricken B-17 bomber with a crew member bailing out. The pilot, 2nd Lt. Raymond J. Scranton, and one of the waist gunners, S/Sgt. Horace E. Stewart,Jr., were KIA. The remainder of the crew became POWs'. B-17F 42-29856 'Patches' 815th BS, 483rd BG, 8AF USAAF.
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Bomb bursts cover the marshalling yards at Bologna, Italy, on 2nd September 1943 during a bombing raid by planes of the 99th Bomb Group, 346th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force. Photo taken by B-17F 42-29856 'Patches'. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A24851-122741AC.
Delivered Denver 27/2/43; Smoky Hill 22/3/43; Tinker 9/4/43; Nashville 13/4/43; Morrison 18/4/43; Assigned 346BS/99BG Navarin 5/5/43; Oudna 4/8/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; transferred 815BS/483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Missing in Action Weiner Neustadt 10/5/44 with Ray Scranton, Stewart (2 Killed in Action); Ewing, Moyer, Schooler, Mays, kempf, O’Donnell, Torres, Stork (8 Prisoner of War); flak hit, crashed Wiener Neustadt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4846. PATCHES.
Service
Units
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483rd Bomb Group
Group
'As part of the 15th Air Force in WWII, the 483rd Bombardment Group (H) played a significant role in the eventual defeat of Germany's forces. Its four combat squadrons, the 815th, 816th, 817th and 840th flew a total of 5,623 sorties from 12 April 1944... -
99th Bomb Group
Group
Constituted as 99th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Jun 1942. Trained with B-17's. Moved to North Africa, Feb-May 1943, and assigned to Twelfth AF. Entered combat in Mar 1943 and bombed such targets as airdromes, harbor... -
815th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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346th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Donald Ewing
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-17F 42-29856 flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. Prisoner of War (POW). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. ... -
William Hunnewell
Military | First Lieutenant | B-17 Pilot | 99th Bomb Group
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John Kempf
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-17F 42-29856 flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. Prisoner of War (POW). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. ... -
William Mays
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer/Gunner | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-17F 42-29856 flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. Prisoner of War (POW). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. ... -
William Moyer
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-17F 42-29856 flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. Prisoner of War (POW). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. ... -
Joseph O'Donnell
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-17F 42-29856 flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. Prisoner of War (POW). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. ... -
Richard Schooler
Military | Captain | Bombardier | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-17F 42-29856 flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. Prisoner of War (POW). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. ... -
Raymond Scranton
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. 14 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-17F 42-29856 flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircaft exploded. Killed in Action (KIA). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. ... -
Orville Stark
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-17F 42-29856 flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. Prisoner of War (POW). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. ... -
Horace Stewart
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 483rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. 14 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt in B-17F 42-29856 flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. Killed in Action (KIA). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. Last seen...
Places
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Tortorella
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Burbank, CA, USA | 1943 |
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Built at Boeing. |
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| Delivered | Denver, CO, USA | 27 February 1943 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Oudna، Tunisia | 5 May 1943 |
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Assigned to 346BS, 99BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Transferred | 84030 Tortorella SA, Italy | 31 March 1944 |
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Transferred to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 10 May 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. 8 (POW) 2 (KIA). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 November 2016 13:54:44 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, events, unit associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-29856&Submit6=Go |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:24 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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