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42-5225 Stormy Weather, V-Packette

media-25334.jpeg UPL 25334 Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-5077 'Delta Rebel' on way to target in Germany. B-17 42-5225 'Stormy Weather' in the background.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A06133-A25549AC.

Object Number - UPL 25334 - Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 42-5077 'Delta Rebel' on way to target in Germany. B-17 42-5225 'Stormy Weather' in the background. NARA Ref...

Delivered Tulsa 14/10/42; West Palm Beach 15/1/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-S] Bassingbourn 8/2/43 as STORMY WEATHER; battle damaged Hamm 4/3/43 with George Birdsong, crash landed base, when repaired was re-named; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Don Von Der Heyde, Co-pilot: Don Primeau, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pete Comac, Radio Operator: John Kloposky, Waist gunner: Bill Wannemacher, Ball turret gunner: Homer Mitts, Waist gunner: Dick Sparman, Tail gunner: Mack Walton (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Edgar Yelle (Prisoner of War), Bombardier: Walt Brown (EVD-arrived home next day!); enemy aircraft, crashed Baelen, six miles W of Leopoldsburg, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 280. V-PACKETTE.

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Units served with

323rd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter S Brown

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Peter Comac

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13028702
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

John R Kloposky

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Homer J Mitts

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Donald Primeau

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bassingbourn

Site type: Airfield

Missions

Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

VIII Bomber Command 84

Date: 17 August 1943
Official Description:

Events

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany

17 August 1943

Revisions

Date7 Dec 2020 21:39:46

Contributorjmoore43

Changes

Sources

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

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:54

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 280 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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