41-24593 El Lobo

media-13288.jpeg UPL 13288 B-17F 41-24593 WF-G "El Lobo" was assigned 364BS/305BG.

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Object Number - UPL 13288 - B-17F 41-24593 WF-G "El Lobo" was assigned 364BS/305BG.

Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-G] Presque Is 19-Oct-42; Grafton Underwood 25-Oct-42; Missing in Action 4-Feb-43. Primary target was the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany but the target was obscured by clouds and the port area of Emden, Germany was bombed as a target of last resort. Aircraft sustained a hit by flak which caused it to have a mid-air collision with a German Fw190 fighter and it crashed in tidal land near Filsum/Ostfriesland near Leer, Germany. 6 KIA 4 POW MACR 15395.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Vincent Cook

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31066095
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Dominic DeMatteo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13039428
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Charles E Hopson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)

Lloyd R Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36026988
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Cornelius A Jenkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-438521
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Missions

Aircraft

41-24593

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: El Lobo
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Grafton Underwood, UK 25 October 1942 Assigned 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Filsum, Germany 4 February 1943

Revisions

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15395 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/41-24593-el-lobo/

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fixed entry

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fixed entry

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correct information

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correct information

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correct information for aircraft from 390th BG records

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Roger Freeman Photo.

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Roger Freeman Photo.

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Lee Cunningham 28-Jan-2015. Corrected mid-air collision information and added crash location and MACR number to Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Lee Cunningham 28-Jan-2015. Corrected Markings entry.

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Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Added nickname, markings and edited Description with target information per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Added FTR event, rank, crew position, full proper name and dispositions per MACR 15395; Made connections to Squadron Place and Mission within existing website data.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15395 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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