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B-17 Flying Fortress
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
384th Bomb Group White Triangle, Black P, Late 1943 to Early 1944 *
Delivered to Cheyenne, Wyoming on 15 March 1943; Smoky Hill 26 March 1943; Dow Field, Maine on 10 April 1943; Andrews Field on 13 April 1943; Assigned to the 413th BS, 96th BG Grafton Underwood, Station 106 on 13 May 1943; Snetterton Heath, Station 138 on 12 June 1943; transferred to the 546TH Bombardment Squadron, squadron code BK-K, 384th Bombardment Group, Station 106, Grafton Underwood on 14 August 1943. Missing in Action on a mission to Bremen, Germany, 20 December 1943 with Pilot-James Frederick Carnes, Co-pilot-William Harold Parsons, Navigator-Robert John Pue, Bombardier-Jacob S. Kahn, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner-Mark August Meyer, Ball Turret Gunner-Frank Emmett Doss, Waist Gunner-William George Tragellas, Waist Gunner-Marvin Dewey McLain and Tail Gunner-Jerry Adrian Crow (9 Prisoners of War). The Radio Operator-Robert Odell Wetherbee was Killed in Action. This was the crew's first mission. The ship ran out of gas & ditched North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) #1725. Aircraft Name: THE CAT'S SASS aka PULMADIQUE
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
Squadron
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935. Plane ditched in The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725.
POW
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935. Plane ditched in The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725.
POW
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935. Plane ditched in The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725.
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Crew Chief | 384th Bomb Group
Jack W. Hunter was assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron while the 384th Bomb Group was being formed and trained at Wendover, Utah. When the 384th Group operated from Grafton Underwood, Station 106, UK, he was a Crew...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935, 'CAT'S SASS'. Plane ditched in The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725.
POW
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935. Plane crashed into Channel. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935 'CAT'S SASS'. Plane ditched in The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725.
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935. Plane ditched in The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725.
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935, 'CAT'S SASS'. Plane ditched into The North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725.
POW
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935, 'CAT'S SASS'. Plane ditched in the North Sea. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air crew Report #1725.
POW
20 December 1943
The port area of Bremen is the target for 546 heavy bombers. The total includes 12 PFF-equipped B-17s from 482BG. All 12 of these are effective on the target and 11 are damaged. The bomber gunners of this element claim 1-1-0 (this total included with...
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) | English Channel | 20 December 1943 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 21 December 2015 14:19:12 | bombercommand | Changes to nicknames, description, place associations, mission associations and media associations |
| Sources | ||
384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:25 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1725 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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