Paul E Henderson
Military
L-R: S/Sgt Edwards, Swanson, Capt Griffin, 1Lt Effinger, Lt Taylor.
L-R: T/Sgt Eason, S/Sgt Henderson, T/Sgt Schwartz, S/Sgt Wiegand, S/Sgt Plummer.
Object Number - UPL 31586 - Captain Griffin and lead crew on bombing mission to Villa Coublay, France, beside Boeing B-17, "Flying Fortress" "Lady Luck". 303rd Bomb Group....
13-Jun-42 Assigned as and Aerial Gunner of B-17F 42-5434 [PU-J] "Lady Luck" 303BG/360BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico. The date of his arrival at Molesworth, UK nor the aircraft on which he arrived there could not be determined from 303BG records. His first combat mission was as Right Waist Gunner of B-17F 42-5723, 303BG/360BS on 26-Feb-43 but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie.
Mission Participations (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Witche's Tit
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just for Laughs : Little Woman : Thumper Again
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bobs Boudoir : Lady Luck
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 March 1943
- Date: 28 March 1943
- Date: 18 March 1943
- Date: 13 March 1943
- Date: 8 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Alamogordo, NM 88310, USA | 13 June 1942 | Assigned as an Aerial Gunner on B-17F 42-5432 "Lady Luck", 303BG/360BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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Other Mission #1, SGT Paul E. Henderson, w/B-17F 42-5723, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5723, 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie, RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #2, SGT Paul E. Henderson, w/B-17F 42-5723, 303BG/360BS |
Rennes, France | 8 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5723, 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #3, SGT Paul E. Henderson, w/B-17F 42-5382, 303BG/360BS |
Amiens, France | 13 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5382 "Witch's Tit", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Amiens, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #4, SGT Paul E. Henderson, w/B-17F 42-5382, 303BG/360BS |
Bremen-Vegesack, Bremen, Germany | 18 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5393 "Thumper Again", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat construction yards at Vegesack, Gremany. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #5, SGT Paul E. Henderson, w/B-17F 42-5434, 303BG/360BS |
Rouen, France | 28 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5434 "Lady Luck", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railraod marshalling yards at Roeun, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #6, SGT Paul E. Henderson, w/B-17F 42-5434, 303BG/360BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 31 March 1943 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 42-5434 "Lady Luck", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 9-Mar-43. Made connections to AIrcraft 42-5382, 42-5393, 42-5434 and Missions of 13-Mar-43, 18-Mar-43, 28-Mar-43 and 31-Mar-43 per 303BG webiste, Gary Moncur, Historian. Mission Reports of dates stated: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 9-Mar-2016. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 31-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/027.pdf
Lee Cunningham 9-Mar-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 28-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/026.pdf
Lee Cunningham 9-Mar-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 18-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/024.pdf
Lee Cunningham 9-Mar-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/023.pdf
Lee Cunningham 28-Feb-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/021.pdf
Lee Cunningham 28-Feb-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 26-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/017.pdf
Lee Cunningham 28-Feb-2016. Added Assigned to Aircraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Loyd D. Griffin crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/360griffin.html
Lee Cunningham 28-Feb-2016. Added inital assignment info to Summary Biography; Made connections to Place, Aircraft (through 12-Mar-43) and Missions (through 12-Mar-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Loyd D. Griffin crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/360griffin.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
