42-97221
Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Kearney 25/2/44; with Phil Birong force landed base 6/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Langford Lodge, UK 3/4/44; Assigned 92BG Podington 24/3/44; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-K] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; Missing in Action Oberpfaffenhofen 24/4/44 with Dick Brouillard, Co-pilot: Chas Parker, Navigator: Walt McLaughlin, Bombardier: Paul Burton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl McCain, Radio Operator: Bernard Currin, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bryson, Waist gunner: John Pierce, Waist gunner: Bob Belknap,Tail gunner: Bob Jones (10 Prisoner of War); crew bailed after enemy aircraft set ship ablaze, crashed two miles SW of Schlehdorf, 31 miles S of Oberpaffemhofen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4351.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37609806
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34585723
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 24 April 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4351 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database