41-24465 Montana Power
Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO- ] Westover 17/8/42; Thurleigh 16/10/42; Missing in Action to the ERLA works in Antwerp 5 April 1943 with Pilot Robert W. Seelos (POW). Co-pilot: Alexander Kramarinko (Evaded - POW); Navigator: William W. Saunders (POW); Ball turret gunner: William H. Keskey (Evaded - POW); Left Waist gunner: William E. Baker (Evaded - POW); Right Waist gunner: Raymond E. Walls (Evaded); Tail gunner: Roland Magee (POW); Bombardier: James E. Murray (KIA); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stanley P. Stemkoski (KIA); Radio Operator: Fred R. Hampton (KIA). Hit by Flak and shot down by Oblt Otto Stammberger (4/JG26), lost #1 engine and unable to feather, crashed in the Heikant hamlet, 4km South West of Kalmthout, North of Antwerp, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report 15534. MONTANA POWER.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 352nd Service Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15071583
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Heikant, Kalmthout, Belgium | 5 April 1943 | Hit by Flak & shot down afterwards. Crashed near Kalmthout, Belgium. |
Revisions
MACR 15534 (error in the initial editing : MACR 15533 = for the loss of B-17 Serial 42-5072 lost on the same mission)
Research on the crew members for website www.evasioncomete.org (> >> Recherche / Search on 41-24465)
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15533 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database