42-30151 Spare Parts
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Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/43; Tinker 27/4/43; New Castle 30/4/43; Presque Is 5/5/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-J] Ridgewell 15/6/43; Missing in Action 6m Cologne 4/3/44 with Dave Keyes, Co-pilot: Rich Seal, Navigator: Ralph Lynch, Bombardier: John Hughes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Van Voorhis, Radio Operator: John Fair, Ball turret gunner: Theo Simone, Waist gunner: Henry Levandoski, Waist gunner: Dale Hillett,Tail gunner: Chas Davis (10 Prisoner of War); mech fault, force landed La Bagarre, Clairmarais, three miles NE of St Omer, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2910. SPARE PARTS.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35596282
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755016
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38427794
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Presque Isle Army Airfield : Presque Isle Air Force Base : Presque Isle International Airport : PIAAF
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 4 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2910 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database