42-31138 Winged Fury

media-31036.jpeg UPL 31036 B-17G-5-BO #4231138 "Winged Fury" Code: F
388th BG - 562nd BS
Assigned to the Vince Sundstrom Crew
Shot down 13 April 1944 with the A. Nelson Crew

Object Number - UPL 31036 - B-17G-5-BO #4231138 "Winged Fury" Code: F 388th BG - 562nd BS Assigned to the Vince Sundstrom Crew Shot down 13 April 1944 with the A. Nelson...

Delivered Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 15/10/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 13/4/44 with Art Nelson, Co-pilot: Art Livermore, Navigator: Maurice White, Bombardier: Bill Matuszewski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Mont, Radio Operator: Roger Blanchard, Ball turret gunner: Marion Jones, Waist gunner: Allen Garrison, Waist gunner: Heino Harala (9 Prisoner of War); Tail gunner: Hubert Bonnet (KIA - when tail severely damaged in attack); enemy aircraft, crashed near Neustadt Afd, near Speyerdorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3773. WINGED FURY.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-671212
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12072632
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06933764
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group Headquarters (388th Bomb Group)
  • Service Numbers: O-396383
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Group Commanding Officer

Places

Missions

  • Date: 13 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne, WY, USA 24 September 1943

Assigned

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 15 October 1943 388 BG 563 BS

Other

First 388th BG Combat Mission

Bremen, Germany 26 November 1943 Primarily assigned to the Vince Sundstrom Crew who flew her on 17 of the aircrafts 31 combat missions

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Lachen-Speyerdorf, 67435 Neustadt, Germany 13 April 1944 Shot down by German fighters with the Art Nelson Crew

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3773 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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