42-5885 Kipling's Error the III
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 849 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5885) nicknamed "Kipling's Error the III" of the 96th Bomb Group. Official caption printed...
Delivered Long Beach 20/4/43; Lowry 5/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-T] Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Rostock 11/4/44 with Harry Johnson, Co-pilot: Luther Bailey, Navigator: Herb Springer, Bombardier: Bill Hopkins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill McAnear, Radio Operator: Jim Learn, Ball turret gunner: Floyd Jenewein, Waist gunner: Mike Morenelis, Waist gunner: Walt Chmiel, Tail gunner: Dick Moore (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Baltic Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 3809. KIPLING'S ERROR III.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 51st Troop Carrier Wing 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19047602 / O-733576
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20301725
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39553399
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
11 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Lee Cunningham 18-Mar-2015. Added 337th BS to units per MACR 3809. It appears the aircraft was assigned to 413th BS but flown on its fatal mission by a crew from 337th BS.
Lee Cunningham 18-Mar-2015. Added aircraft nickname per photograph.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3809 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
