42-97174 Joanne

media-38084.jpeg UPL 38084 "Spare Charlie" 42-97084 with "Joanne" 42-97174 in the background.

IWM AAM

Object Number - UPL 38084 - "Spare Charlie" 42-97084 with "Joanne" 42-97174 in the background.

Delivered Cheyenne 3/2/44; Nashville 19/2/44; Hunter 23/2/44; Grenier 17/3/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-P] Ridgewell 7/4/44; on Berlin mission 24/5/44 with John Williams was hit by debris from two colliding B-17s which burned off surface fabric of rudders and elevator, Tail gunner: Jack Ross (POW- bailed out when he thought aircraft was doomed). Missing in Action 12+m Berlin 21/6/44 with Roy Pendergist, Co-pilot: Joe Lawless, Navigator: Bob Harvey, Bombardier: Eloy Heniff, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Malcolm Muir, Radio Operator: Herb Salzseider, Ball turret gunner: Joe Wilson (7 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Harry Lehman, Tail gunner: Byron King (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Wagnitzer Zootzen forest, 11 miles N of Nauen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5993. JOANNE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert H Harvey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-703897
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Eloy W Heniff

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-756978
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Byron E King

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17074125
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Joseph W Lawless

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-061670
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Harold M Lehman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15103687
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 24 May 1944

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 21 June 1944

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-97174-joanne/

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5180 / MACR 5993 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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