Francis Andersen
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #41-24565 'The Rambling Wreck', Prisoner of War (POW). This was his 8th mission per the MACR #1157.
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42-5482
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 15/12/42; Salina 10/1/43; Brookley 1/2/43; Homestead 14/2/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-W] Molesworth 6/3/43; sustained flak damage over Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Ambrose Grant, Co-pilot: Franklin Ball, Navigator: Jim Berger, Bombardier: Marion Blackburn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tony Kujawa, Radio Operator: Ed Sexton, Ball turret gunner: Chester Petrosky (WIA), Waist gunner: Bob Jaouen Wounded in Action, Waist gunner: Woodrow Greenlee Wounded in Action, Tail gunner: Francis Anderson (10 Returned to Duty); crew bailed near coast and aircraft crash landed Riseley, Beds., near Molesworth, UK, 20 miles away, broke in half after hitting tree, and sal. CAT O'NINE TAILS.
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Marion Blackburn
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 303rd Bomb Group
Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #41-24565 'The Rambling Wreck', Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier 10/14/43 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B-17 #42-5482 'Cat O'Nine Tails' running out of fuel landed at Bedfordshire. Crew returned. -
Claude Campbell
Military | Colonel | Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD Awards: DSC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, UN and Korean medals. Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean conflict. -
Erven Chuhran
Military | Sergeant | Aerial Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission. 23-Oct-43. Killed in Service (KIS) Awards: PH. -
Ambrose Grant
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #41-24565 'The Rambling Wreck', Prisoner of War (POW). ... -
Robert Jaouen
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer | 303rd Bomb Group
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Leonard Jokerst
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 303rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 16 x Combat missions. B-17F 42-29930 'Miss Patricia' crashed shortly after takeoff on a local night training mission. 23-Oct-43. Killed in Service (KIS) Awards: PH. -
Anthony Kujawa
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 303rd Bomb Group
Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 41-24565 'The Rambling Wreck', Prisoner of War (POW). ...
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Molesworth
Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...
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| 24 January 2020 04:12:48 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity. |
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| 06 January 2020 23:22:29 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space, a "(" and a ")" to the "Description" for readability. |
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| 06 January 2020 23:17:21 | jmoore43 | Changes to nicknames |
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Capitalized the "n" in the nick name "O'Nine". |
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| 06 January 2020 19:05:54 | jmoore43 | Changes to nicknames |
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Added the nickname mentioned in the description. |
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| 27 September 2014 18:40:56 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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