42-30601 Mary Ellen II
Delivered Cheyenne 26/6/43; Kearney 12/7/43; Dow Field 16/7/43; Assigned 550BS/385BG [SG-K] Great Ashfield 21/7/43; detailed Bordeaux 16/9/43 with John Schley, Co-pilot: John Baum, Navigator: John Ellingsen, Bombardier: Earl Bates, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter Roth, Radio Operator: John Egbert, Ball turret gunner: Willard White, Waist gunner: Chester Truex, Waist gunner: Harry Waldner,Tail gunner: Clyde Gingerich (10 Killed in Service); crashed on take off Abbotts Hall, Rickinghall Superior, Sfk; UK. after slight mid-air collision with 42-30120 (95BG); Salvaged 19/9/43. Missing Air Crew Report 15317. MARY ELLEN II.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38052935
- Role/Job: Pilot / C.O. / Air Exec
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk, UK | 16 September 1943 - 16 September 1943 | Detailed for mission to Bordeaux 16/9/43. Crashed after take off from Abbotts Hall, at Rickinghall Superior, Suffolk UK. After slight mid-air collision with 42-30120 (95BG); Salvaged 19/9/43. (10 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report 15317. |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7325 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7325 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database