42-31523 The Barr Fly

Delivered Denver 12/11/43; Gt Falls 16/11/43; Kearney 25/11/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG Cerignola 11/1/44; Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action Wiener Nuedorf 26/7/44 with Chas Starling, Chas Van Houten, Chas Campbell, Belton Jones, Glenville Kingsley (5 Killed in Action); Warren Garren, Chas Jackson, Bill Krippel, Bill Kelly, Clayton Vowell (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed St Katherin; Missing Air Crew Report 7127. BAR FLY.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1691647
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-704283
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14109024
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14124635
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31277345
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Cerignola, Italy 11 January 1944

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Wiener Neudorf, Austria 26 July 1944

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Description on this page.

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MACR for B-17G #42-31523

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MACR for B-17G #42-31523

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log