42-30367 Flak Happy
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 4019 - The nose art a B-17F Flying Fortress (AW-Y, serial number 42-30367) nicknamed "Flak Happy" of the 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group. Official...
Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Gore 1/6/43; Smoky Hill 2/6/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 27/6/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-Y] Snetterton 1/7/43; Missing in Action Bremen 8/10/43 with Edmund Bolstad, Co-pilot: Harry Sharpe, Navigator: Jim Montague, Bombardier: Chas Fuller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Doyle Reavis, Waist gunner: Ken Sigleer, Waist gunner: Oscar Kassebrock (7 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Dave Sweeney, Ball turret gunner: Dan McElvain, Tail gunner: Warren McFadden (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Neuscharrel, 15 miles SW of Bad Zwischenahn, Ger.; Missing Air Crew Report 852. FLAK HAPPY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730353
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-741549
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37303273
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19179659
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31153710
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Military site
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
8 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Added nickname, added mission, and removed unrelated photos from H. Stryker collection (my error in adding).
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. page 64, 74, 294, 300
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 852 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
