42-31516 June Bug
Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Spokane 19/11/43; Missoula 24/11/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Romulus 6/1/44; Presque Is 7/1/44; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK- ] Grafton Underwood 18/2/44; forming up for Oschersleben 22/2/44 coll with #42-38041 (303 BG) with Syd Jeter, Co-pilot: George Schutz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don McDonald, Radio Operator: George DuPuis, Ball turret gunner: John Lisch, Waist gunner: Ferdie Madl, Waist gunner: Metro Persoskie, Tail gunner: Edgar Scheffer (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bill Bailey, Bombardier: Ken Swanson (2 Returned to Duty), crashed Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, UK; Salvaged AFSC 23/2/44. JUNE BUG.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31143944
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-795754
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35391077
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1944
- Date: 21 February 1944
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Angels II
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
22 February 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
More information on collision and crash: http://www.stanwicklakes.org.uk/northampton/plane-collision-over-stanwi…
AAIR 44-02-22-511 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15771 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database