42-3130 Nip 'N Tuck
Delivered Long Beach 18/2/43; Dow 12/6/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-O] Rougham 7/43; Missing in Action Duren 20/12/43 with Harvey Sharpe, Navigator: Lowell Weaner, Bombardier: George Reardon, Radio Operator: Chas Gunn, Ball turret gunner: Bill Rich, Waist gunner: Harry Ward, Waist gunner: Morris Cole, Tail gunner: Mervin Cook (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bill Miller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cliff Horn (2 Prisoner of War); flak hits on return, crashed Luenen, two miles S of Venray, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 902. NIP 'N TUCK.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
20 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Updated the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 902 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database