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Delivered Lincoln 5/10/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-V] Nuthampstead 23/11/44; (15m) Missing in Action Kassel 1/1/45 with Howard Pinner, Co-pilot: Leon Tebbs, Bombardier: Bill Jordan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Niilo Isaacson, Radio Operator: Jim Schofield, Ball turret gunner: Elbert Huey (6 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Warren King, Waist gunner: John Furrow,Tail gunner: Glen Kline (3 Killed in Action); mech fault in #2 which exploded, aircraft turned back for base but ditched North Sea where Air Sea Rescue launches picked up survivors; Missing Air Crew Report 11581.
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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: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
North Sea | 1 January 1945 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11581 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database