42-30123 The Ironbird aka Big Dick
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 15/4/43; Gore 21/4/43; Smoky Hill 26/4/43; Walla Walla 30/4/43; Smoky Hill 10/5/43; Dow Fd 27/5/43; Assigned 338BS/96BGB [BX-W] Andrews Fd 29/5/43 BIG DICK; transferred 388BG Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Regensburg 25/2/44 with 452BC crew: p-Dave Jarrett, Co-pilot: Hans Landon, Navigator: Paul Tector, Bombardier: Joe Sullivan, Waist gunner: Carl Jones (5 evaded capture); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Melvin Simons, Radio Operator: George Seagrove, Ball turret gunner: Clinton Sather, Waist gunner: John Doly, Tail gunner: John Lupton (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Regensburg area, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2859. THE IRONBIRD aka BIG DICK.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-692093
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 February 1944 |
Revisions
Added quotes to the A/C nicknames listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2859 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database