42-30248 The Southern Queen, The Buzzard, Prodigal Son, Lassie Come Home

Delivered Cheyenne 3/5/43; Smoky Hill 14/5/43; Tinker 24/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Dow Fd 31/5/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-X] Earls Colne 2/6/43 THE SOUTHERN QUEEN; Rougham 13/6/43 transferred 333BS as THE BUZZARD aka PRODIGAL SON; Missing in Action Brunswick 11/1/44 with Bob Randall, Co-pilot: Lloyd Hall, Navigator: Tom Nash, Bombardier: Jim Wilkinson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Hughes, Radio Operator: Bob James, Ball turret gunner: Albt Schwegel, Waist gunner: Harry Luttrell, Waist gunner: Walter Gray (9 Prisoner of War); Tail gunner: Bernie Brown, foto-Dave Barker (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Uiezen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1889. LASSIE COME HOME.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 8th Combat Camera Unit 25th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Observer / Camerman
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 11 January 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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Contributorphil marchese
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Ball turret gunner account .

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1889 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database