42-30829 The Princess Pat
B-17F-120-BO #42-30829 "The Princess Pat" Code: L
388th BG - 562nd BS Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 7852 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "The Princess Pat" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th...
Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; Gr Isle 13/8/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 5/9/43; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Mike Moran, Co-pilot: Joe Karbin, Bombardier: Joe McIntyre, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Perkins, Radio Operator: Joe Byce, Ball turret gunner: Tom Shaheen, Waist gunner: Jonnie Odom, Tail gunner: Floyd Watts (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Walter Conine, Waist gunner: Art Tweedel (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Lichtenhorst, nine miles NE of Nienberg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3081. THE PRINCESS PAT.
Connections
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38412396
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35791763
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-677924
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789631
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 4 August 1943 | |
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Manufactured |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 5 September 1943 | 388 BG 562 BS |
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Other First 388th BG Mission |
Reims, France | 26 September 1943 | |
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Other Shot Down/Crashed |
Lichtenhorst, 31634 Steimbke, Germany | 8 March 1944 | Shot down by e/a Mike Moran Crew 40 combat missions. All but 2 with 562nd BS crews |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
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