44-8151 Sweet & Lovely ; Princess Pat
Hutchinson & Cortright
Delivered Dallas 29/6/44; Langley 16/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned as PFF 335BS/95BG [OE-O] Horham 5/8/44 2m, transferred 569BS/390BG [CC-O] Framlingham 10/8/44; with U.M. Sherwood, crash landed RAF Leiston, Sfk Navigator: G. Dubois, Tail gunner: Larry Hereford [2wia] 5/1/44; battle damaged Heilbronn 20/1/45 with Earl Greenstreet, Bill Guion, Dave Roche, George Arnold, Ken Tricker, Vic Demaise, Cletus Wadlow, Tom Leibner tg, John Lockwood spot jammer (9 Returned to Duty); Tom Eason wg (KIA-bailed out too low); flak, crash landed Ettenheim, Ger. Sal; Missing Air Crew Report 11774. SWEET & LOVELY aka PRINCESS PAT.
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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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33514286
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: SJ, Spot Jammer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 20 January 1945 |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description”.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11774 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database