42-38119
Fold3 MACR #8609
Object Number - UPL 34559 - MACR #8608, page 2
Delivered Denver 18/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; with Albert Jones crash landed base 2/2/44; Written off 4/2/44.
Aircraft flew into ground near Kearney AAF, Nebraska 2 February 1944 because of misjudgment of altitude in early-morning darkness. 6 killed, 4 survived.
Crew
2nd Lieut Albert Jones ; Pilot ; Minor Injiries
2nd Lieut William J Terbeck ; Co-Pilot; Minor Injuries
Sgt Robert R Jacobs ; Engineer; Serious Injuries
Sgt William R Cook ; gunner ;; Serious Injuries
2nd Lieut Elmer L Tully, Jr; Navigator ; Killed in Crash
2nd Lieut Thadeous Kleszcz; bombardier ; Killed in Crash
Sgt Kenneth m Cochrane; Radio Operator ; Killed in Crash
Sgt Gerald C Fitzpatrick ; Gunner ; Killed in Crash
Sgt George h satterlee; Gunner ; Killed in Crash
Sgt Wilbert L Kilby ; Gunner; killed in Crash
(Ref page 678, Vol 2, Fatal Army Air Forces Aviation accidents in the United States, by Anthony JMireles)
42-38119 was NOT a loss in Europe, but 43-38119 was
Your Attachment to this webpage and crew list refer to B-17 43-38119
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/34559
Ref UPL 34559
Missing Air Crew Report 8609 – Refers to loss of B-17 43-38119 from 739th Bombardment Squadron, 452nd Bombardment Group on 3 September 1944
Aircraft hit by flak over Guernsey, Channel Islands. No.2 engine in flames, aircraft lost altitude, No.2 engine fell off, No.3 engine propeller feathered. Aircraft ditched in Ditched in the North Sea. Rescue boats were dispatched. No crew were ever found. Presumed drowned.. All 10 crew KiA. No Bodies recovered. MACR 8609
Crew were;
B-17G-80-BO 43-38119
Service Number RANK First Names Last Name DUTY
O-821955 2nd Lieutenant William G CAMPBELL Tail Gunner
O-420830 Major John E CLONTS, Jr Observer
O-688524 Captain Robert C GILG Bombardier
36704378 Staff Sergeant Walter H GOESKE Waist Gunner
37575760 Staff Sergeant James A KREUGER Ball Turret Gunner
O-809656 Captain David T LEWIS, Jr Navigator
O-388619 Lieutenant Colonel Carl L LILES, Jr Co-Pilot
18053649 Technical Sergeant Jerry McGILL Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
O-759292 1st Lieutenant Miles E PARMELY Pilot
31295489 Technical Sergeant William F WALSH Radio Operator / Gunner
Suggest add http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/44222
Object number UPL 44222 to revised page for 43-38119
Connections
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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: 452nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group Headquarters Squadron (452nd Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-420830
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (452nd Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-688524
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37575760
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 3 September 1944 |
Revisions
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/34559
Ref UPL 34559
Missing Air Crew Report 8609 – Refers to loss of B-17 43-38119 from 739th Bombardment Squadron, 452nd Bombardment Group on 3 September 1944
Aircraft hit by flak over Guernsey, Channel Islands. No.2 engine in flames, aircraft lost altitude, No.2 engine fell off, No.3 engine propeller feathered. Aircraft ditched in Ditched in the North Sea. Rescue boats were dispatched. No crew were ever found. Presumed drowned.. All 10 crew KiA. No Bodies recovered. MACR 8609
Crew were;
B-17G-80-BO 43-38119
Service Number RANK First Names Last Name DUTY
O-821955 2nd Lieutenant William G CAMPBELL Tail Gunner
O-420830 Major John E CLONTS, Jr Observer
O-688524 Captain Robert C GILG Bombardier
36704378 Staff Sergeant Walter H GOESKE Waist Gunner
37575760 Staff Sergeant James A KREUGER Ball Turret Gunner
O-809656 Captain David T LEWIS, Jr Navigator
O-388619 Lieutenant Colonel Carl L LILES, Jr Co-Pilot
18053649 Technical Sergeant Jerry McGILL Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
O-759292 1st Lieutenant Miles E PARMELY Pilot
31295489 Technical Sergeant William F WALSH Radio Operator / Gunner
Suggest add http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/44222
Object number UPL 44222 to revised page for 43-38119
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8609 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database