42-38051 My Yorkshire Dream
Object Number - UPL 38166 - "Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" nicknamed 'My Yorkshire Dream'. 303rd Bomb Group, England, 8 May 1944."
Delivered Cheyenne 25/11/43;Romulus 15/12/43; Presque Is 18/12/43;ass 427BS/303BG [GN-P] Molesworth 13/1/44; Missing in Action (41m) Leipzig 29/6/44 with Arnold Roy, Co-pilot: Ralph Quint, Navigator: Henry Rafferty, Bombardier: Leon Weiss, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Cook, Radio Operator: George Johnson, Waist gunner: Chan K On, Tail gunner: Olaf Kahnert (8 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Leslie Black (Prisoner of War); flak burst broke ship in two, crashed Zettweil, seven miles W of Altenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 6739. MY YORKSHIRE DREAM.
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38564080
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36464681
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32767885
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11099319
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 June 1944 |
Revisions
Added a connection to the 427th BS listed in the A/C description section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6739 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
