42-29915 Thunder God
Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/43; Gore 31/3/43; Bangor 14/4/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-U] Kimbolton 22/4/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 11/6/43 with Ray Zucker, Co-pilot: Abram Birch, Navigator: Harry Anderson, Bombardier: Tony Amaya, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Julius Lee, Radio Operator: Russell Good, Ball turret gunner: John Sneed, Waist gunner: Paul Hammond*, Waist gunner: Jim Keeler*,Tail gunner: Mike Froehlioch (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea; (*bodies washed up a month later). Missing Air Crew Report 1760. THUNDER GOD.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37418328
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37281525
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16038674
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38134817
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20119730 / O-731722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 8 March 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF. |
Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 22 April 1943 | Assigned 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
North Sea | 11 June 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 11-Jun-43; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea off Emden, Germany 10 x KIA MACR 1760 |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28714300
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-29915-thunder-god/
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/51800
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1760 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database