41-24509 Miss Swoose

Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 15-August-1942, B-17F 41-24509, 'Miss Swoose' was damaged by AA fire between the Initial Point (IP) and the target which resulted in a fire on #3 engine during mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France on 9-Nov-42. Aircraft managed to drop its bomb load but had to be abandoned and crashed into the sea near the target. 6KIA 4POW MACR 16010.



P 1Lt John R. Barnett (POW); CP: 2Lt Lowell E. Kinney (KIA)

N 2Lt. Thomas D. Hall (KIA); B 2Lt Norman R. Nelson (KIA)

E/TTG Sgt Frederick Mannello (POW); RO TSgt Francis M. Counselman (POW)

BTG SSgt Walter Crawford (POW); WG SSgt Charles R. Wilson (KIA)

WG SSgt Bernard P. Papeika (KIA); TG SSgt Jack M. Madison (KIA)

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: FR 32992, O-431021
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13042704
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19074674
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-725771
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-661848
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Saint-Nazaire, France 9 November 1942 Shot down by AA fire, abandoned and crashed into the sea near St. Nazaire, France.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Deleted DUPLICATE entry, combined data and formatted description.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 16010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database