42-37931 Bertie Lee
Delivered Denver 13/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; Bangor 7/11/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-D] Chelveston 5/1/44; damaged on Stettin mission 12/4/44 with Ed Michael (Wounded in Action), Co-pilot: Franklin Westburg, Bombardier: John Leiber (3 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Meredith Calvert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jewel Phillips, Radio Operator: Rynold Evans, Ball turret gunner: Fred Wilkins, Waist gunner: Tony Russo, Waist gunner: Arthur Kosino, Tail gunner: Clarry Luce (7 Prisoner of War); flak hits set plane ablaze and most crew bailed out, however survivors salvoed bombs, limped home at treetop height and crash landed at RAF Waltham, near Grimsby, Lincs; Salvaged. 2 SAD. Pilot earned MOH. Missing Air Crew Report 3818. BERTIE LEE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36182196
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16003137 / O-37224
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18191354
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Assigned |
Chelveston, Wellingborough NN9 6AN, UK | 5 January 1944 | Assigned 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
RAF Waltham, Grimsby, UK | 11 April 1944 | Severely combat damaged on Stettin mission 11-Apr-44 flak hits set plane ablaze and most crew bailed out, however survivors salvoed bombs, limped home at treetop height and crash landed at RAF Waltham, near Grimsby, Lincs. |
Delivered |
18500 E 6th Ave, Aurora, CO 80011, USA | 13 October 1944 | Delivered Denver AAF 13-Oct-43. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. |
Revisions
Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3818 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database