42-37987 Man O’ War - Horsepower Ltd.

Delivered Denver 4/11/43; Kearney 15/11/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG- ] Bassingbourn 21/12/43; on first mission Frankfurt, battle damaged 29/1/44 with Bill Burt, Co-pilot: Frank Alford, Navigator: Bob West, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rudy Thigpin, Radio Operator: Chas Grubb (WIA), Ball turret gunner: Ken Waeiss, Waist gunner: ?, Waist gunner: ?, Tail gunner: ? (9 Returned to Duty); togg-Sgt Roy Wright (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, crash landed Sittingbourne, Kent, UK; sal 2 SAD 2/2/44; MAN O’ WAR - HORSEPOWER LTD.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 322nd Bomb Squadron 385th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36458757 / O-677655
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot / Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Denver International Airport (DEN), 8500 Peña Blvd, Denver, CO 80249, USA 4 November 1943 Delivered Denver 4-Nov-43.

Assigned

Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Royston SG8, UK 21 December 1943 Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Sittingbourne, UK 29 January 1944 1st mission Frankfurt, battle damaged by enemy aircraft KO’d two engines, crash landed Sittingbourne, Kent. 8 x RTD, 1 x WIA, 1 x KIA.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA, USA Built at Douglas.

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log