42-31690 Belle of the Brawl
Delivered Cheyenne 8/12/43; Kearney 22/12/43; Prestwick 16/1/44; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-W] Thurleigh 18/1/44; Missing in Action Ruhrland 12/9/44 with Maj Bob Farwell (wia), Navigator: Warren Tryloff, Bombardier: Oliver Bonner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Warren Wilson, Radio Operator: Earl Hall, Ball turret gunner: Bob Winther, Waist gunner: Chas Williams (wia), Tail gunner: Ernie Lindsey (8 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Markle (KIA-chute malfunction?); flak, crashed near Liepnitzsee (lake), NE in city of Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8828. BELLE OF THE BRAWL.
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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: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-769091
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-417949
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6919468
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38366554
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-551850
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
‘Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces’, Bishop and Hey
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8828 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database