43-38670 Ruptured Duck
Delivered Cheyenne 31/8/44; Hunter 5/9/44; Grenier 15/9/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-W] Nuthampstead 28/9/44; (15m) Missing in Action Merseburg 2/11/44 with Bob Campbell (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Filbert Arbogast, Navigator: Joe Cooper, Bombardier: Herb Licker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Andy Coatley, Radio Operator: Orville Core, Ball turret gunner: Duane Cassidy, Waist gunner: Chas Hammonds, Tail gunner: Andy Jones (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Krump, W of Merseburg; Missing Air Crew Report 10156.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38505499
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Merseburg, Germany | 2 November 1944 |
Revisions
My father Andrew Coatley relayed to me that the crew called her the "Ruptured Duck". I have an embroidered Devils Angels patch and that signifies the 601 st I think.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10156 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database