42-30347 Miss Ponnie
- 42-30347 (301st BG 419th BS) will be lost two days later on Wollesdorf after 98 missions, Phillips crew, 10 pow, MACR 5445.
Object Number - UPL 33604 - "Bombs dropped by the 301st Bomb Group, 419th Bomb Squadron, fall toward the railroad yards at Avignon, France. Bombs dropped by lead planes are...
Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/43; Gore 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 30/5/43; Morrison 9/6/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG St Donat 3/7/43; Oudna 6/8/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action 98m Wollersdorf 29/5/44 with Tom Phillips, Co-pilot: George Gaudaen, Navigator: Chas Hahn, Bombardier: Rex McElmurry, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Helf, Radio Operator: Bob Zimmerman, Ball turret gunner: Dan Behre, Waist gunner: Warren Haskin, Waist gunner: Bill Ogle, Tail gunner: Chas Seall (10 Prisoner of War); mech problem, crashed Vebelbach; Missing Air Crew Report 5445.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force 419th Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 14076318
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force 419th Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-757773
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force 419th Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-752749
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force 419th Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 37276121
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: Fifteenth Air Force 419th Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 35416012
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
19 May 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne 19-May-43. | |
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Assigned |
3 July 1943 | Assigned to 419BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. | |
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Crashed |
29 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wollersdorf A/D one engine on fire and un-feathered dropped out of formation. Crew baled out 10 x POW. 29-May-44 MACR 5445. | |
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Manufactured |
Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Added an Association to “Oudna” per info in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Added the Production block number & added the A/C nickname per info on the internet.
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