42-3306 Phoenix
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Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Dow Fd 13/7/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-L] Framlingham 14/7/43; Missing in Action Vitry-En-Artois 15/8/43 with Bill Lawrence (Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Middledorf, Navigator: Joe Birdwell, Bombardier: Francis Harkins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Sentkoski (4 evaded capture); Radio Operator: Bill Murphy, Ball turret gunner: Bernie Stevens, Waist gunner: Pat Caron, Waist gunner: Romaine Fiffe,Tail gunner: Pete Mrjenovich (5 Killed in Action); aircraft broke in half in mid-air coll with 42-30320 over target area, crashed Bonvinchen, near St Omer, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 258. PHOENIX.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095376 / O-672864
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36371364
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14069632
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33234285
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37375766
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Francis E. Warren AFB, WY, USA | 23 May 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 23-May-43. |
Assigned |
Framlingham, Woodbridge IP13, UK | 14 July 1943 | Assigned 569BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
59670 Bavinchove, France | 15 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Missing in Action Vitry-En-Artois aircraft broke in half in mid-air coll with 42-30320 over target area, crashed Bonvinchen, near St Omer. [1 POW, 4 EVD, 5 KIA] 15-Aug-43. MACR 258. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database