42-31760 Ikky Poo
Delivered Denver 11/12/43; Gt Falls 17/12/43; Danver 20/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Presque Is 24/1/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-D] Horham 4/2/44; 17m, Missing in Action night practice mission 6/11/44 with George Birch McVay; Co-pilot: Charles O’Brien, Navigator: David Robbins Kile, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl A. Slivinski, Radio Operator: Gilbert Raymond Frazer, obs-Edward Graham Fetherston (6 Prisoner of War); Tail gunner: Vincent Blazquez (evaded capture); mech fault, aircraft failed to hear recall, force landing landed Cottbus, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 10418. IKKY POO.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16082488
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693644
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35787013
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radar Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13060864
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
11 December 1943 | ||
Assigned |
4 February 1944 | 388 BG 561 BS | |
Other First 388th BG Combat Mission |
24 February 1944 | ||
Other Final 388th BG Combat Mission |
21 June 1944 | 35 combat missions with the 388th BG | |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
6 November 1944 - 6 November 1944 | Missing in Action night practice mission 6/11/44. Cause - mechanical fault, aircraft failed to hear recall, force landing landed Cottbus, Germany; (6 x POW, 1 x EVD) MACR 10418. | |
Other Transferred to the 95th BG |
95 BG 334 BS |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10418 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database