42-31386 Woof, Sky Duster
Object Number - UPL 36827 - "42-31386 'Sky Duster' - 36 missions - MIA on Berlin 19 may 44."
Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-W] Molesworth 18/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin (36m) 19/5/44 with Ernie Roth, Navigator: George Bays, Bombardier: Herman Moening, Radio Operator: Earl Buckingham, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Streicher, Waist gunner: John Kurzawksi (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Don Gibbons, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Dexter, Waist gunner: Armout Martins, Tail gunner: Henry Gardner (4 Prisoner of War); flak on nose and blew off #3, exploded and crashed Pichelsberg, near Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 4949. WOOF aka SKY DUSTER.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15334202
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/ Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33501864
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 28 October 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 28-Oct-43. |
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Assigned |
Molesworth, UK | 18 January 1944 | Assigned 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Pichelsberg, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44; Flak on nose and blew off #3, exploded and crashed Pichelsberg, nr Berlin. 4 x POW, 6 x KIA MACR 4949. |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Updated the A/C nickname per info listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4949 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database