42-31757 Round Trip
Delivered Cheyenne 11/12/43; Gr Island 21/12/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-G] Polebrook 25/2/44; 23m Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Bill Condon, Co-pilot: Joe Kolceski, Navigator: Laddie Zindar, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Junny Jackson, Ball turret gunner: Chas Jenkins, Waist gunner: Harry Norris, (6 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Edwin Onken, Radio Operator: Bill Morris,Tail gunner: John Jackson (3POW- all wia); enemy aircraft KOd #4, then lost #2, crashed Waldau, E of Berburg, 20 miles W of Dessau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5333. ROUND TRIP.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32589404 / O-818885
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36440292
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13106290
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16159597 / O-704116
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 11 December 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 11-Dec-43. |
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Assigned |
Polebrook, Peterborough PE8 5LN, UK | 25 February 1944 | Assigned 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
20 miles W of Dessau, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau 28-May-44 enemy aircraft KO'd #4, then lost #2, crashed Waldau, East of Berburg, 20 miles West of Dessau; MACR 5333. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5333 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database