42-31122 Six Nights in Telergma, Arabian Nuts
Delivered Cheyenne 22/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Wilmington 10/10/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-A] Framlingham 14/10/43; (3m) Missing in Action Emden 11/12/43 with Capt Hiram C. Skogmo: Pilot; Major Ralph V. Hansel, Group CO: Co-pilot; Bombardier: Merle M. Cloud; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ralph H. Sindeldecker; Radio Operator: Johnnie U. Adams; Ball turret gunner: Jack P. Fariss; Waist gunner: Patrick G. Welch; Tail gunner/Observer: Lt. Whitney F. Poythress Jr. (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Capt Irving R. Lifson; passenger - Lead Navigator, Capt. Donald L. Warren; Waist gunner: Ernest Phillips (3 Prisoner of War); hit by rocket, crashed North Sea between Germany's East Frisian islands of Norderney and Langeoog; Missing Air Crew Report 1583. SIX NIGHTS IN TELERGMA (ARABIAN NUTS).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 11 December 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1583 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database