42-39805
Delivered Long Beach 5/9/43; Gr Island 22/9/43; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 27/9/43; lost over Atlantic Ocean en route UK 30/9/43 from Gander, Nfd with Nathan Fritzhand, Co-pilot: Roscoe Brooks, Navigator: Ro Dolinger, Bombardier: Chas Puma, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Loy, Radio Operator: Elwin Pinkham, Ball turret gunner: Ray Bower, Waist gunner: Jim Gaines, Waist gunner: John O’Brien,Tail gunner: John Bozeman, pass-Major Jack Thompson (11 Killed in Service). Missing Air Crew Report 664.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
Atlantic Ocean | 30 September 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2425 / MACR 664 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database