44-6080
Delivered Tulsa 24/4/44; Kearney 2/5/44; Grenier 15/5/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-L] Grafton Underwood 27/5/44; taxi accident with 44-6141 27/9/44, with Bert Brown, Co-pilot: Bill Bayne, Navigator: Ray Scherer, Bombardier: Walt Franklin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Regan, Radio Operator: Marvin Ondrusek, Ball turret gunner: Bill Jones, Waist gunner: Joe Chalkus,Tail gunner: Ray Palmer (9 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 28/9/44.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36743988
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-707203
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706110
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767730
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Missions
- Date: 27 September 1944
- Date: 26 September 1944
- Date: 25 September 1944
- Date: 21 September 1944
- Date: 13 September 1944
- Official Description:
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Sources
AAIR 44-09-27-510 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database