42-30107 Black Magic

The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30107) of the 379th Bomb Group. media-413494.jpg FRE 4810 The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30107) of the 379th Bomb Group. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 4810 - The wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30107) of the 379th Bomb Group.

Delivered Cheyenne 10/4/43; Pendleton 12/4/43; Smoky Hill 5/5/43; Dow Fd 25/5/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-D] Kimbolton 20/6/43; Missing in Action Wangerooge Is 25/6/43 with Weldon Homes, Co-pilot: Bill Griffith, Navigator: Leo Gladin, Bombardier: Bob Andrews, Radio Operator: Milton Bailey, Waist gunner: Marshall Sanford, Waist gunner: Verne Shovan,Tail gunner: Roy Dillbeck (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Winston Tinker, Ball turret gunner: Wilbur Koleon (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Wieste, near Quakenbruck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1366. BLACK MAGIC.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-733254
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 25 June 1943

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1366 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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