42-5903 Ascend Charlie
Photo courtesy of 2nd Lt. Schanen's family via William L. "Bill" Beigel
Delivered Long Beach 6/5/43; Denver 13/5/43; Geiger 23/6/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Smoky Hill 29/6/43; Dow Fd 10/7/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-R] Framlingham 14/7/43; sustained battle damage over Bordeaux 16/9/43 with Herb Turner, Co-pilot: Fred Broers, Navigator: Bob Schanen, Bombardier: Orval Tofte, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sherman Rambo, Radio Operator: Philip Catania, Ball turret gunner: Swen Zetterberg, Waist gunner: Stan Mason, Waist gunner: John Peterson, Tail gunner: Alf Monson (10 Killed in Action); crashed Crickhowell, near Abergavenny, Wales. Salvaged 24/9/43. Missing Air Crew Report 3720. ASCEND CHARLIE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33325308
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676135
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794593
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16123193
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 24 August 1943
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 12 August 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
16 September 1943 |
Revisions
390th Bomb Group Memorial Museum. https://5085.sydneyplus.com/archive/Portal/390th.aspx?lang=en-US&p_AAAH…
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3720 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database