42-3537 Friday the 13th
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FRE 3868
The nose art of a B-17G Flying Fortress (XM-B, serial number 42-3537) nicknamed "Friday 13th "of the 410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group. 'Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-17F-75-DL, s/n 42-3537, 94th Bomb Group, "XM" Sqdn, "B" a/c.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Denver 26/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-B] Rougham 3/9/43; Missing in Action Karlsruhe 27/5/44 with Harry Vogel, Co-pilot: Wilburn Dodds, Navigator: Russ Sullivan, Bombardier: Howard Roemer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Shewmake, Ball turret gunner: Ed Buckholz, Waist gunner: Howard Ruisch, Tail gunner: Paul Anderson (8 Returned to Duty); Waist gunner: Henry Samson (Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Roy Wander (Killed in Action), flak KOd oxygen system, two crew bailed off Ostend, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 5344. FRIDAY THE 13TH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36221319
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Belgium | 25 May 1944 |