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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 10/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Grenier 8/3/44; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-G] Grafton Underwood 24/3/44; Missing in Action Freidrichshafen 19/7/44 with Dick Mount, Co-pilot: Bob Stuempfle, Navigator: Bob Rouse, tog-Vernon Rients, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Bond, Radio Operator: Don Elias, Waist gunner: Tony Kurz, Tail gunner: Ed Friederowicz (8 INT); Ball turret gunner: Frank Horetski (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, KO’d #1, with #3 and #4 damaged, force landed Dubendorf, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 7280. ROYAL FLUSH III.
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator - MOS 1034 | 384th Bomb Group
After completing his combat tour, Adelman returned to the United States, remaining in the Army. He died in an air accident in Alabama on 31 March 1945.
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Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Interned (INT). A/C Damaged by fighters and landed in Switzerland on 7/19/44 in B-17 Royal Flush III #42-97237
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 384th Bomb Group
Interned (INT). A/C Damaged by fighters and landed in Switzerland on 7/19/44 in B-17 Royal Flush III #42-97237
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Interned (INT). A/C Damaged by fighters and landed in Switzerland on 7/19/44. B-17 Royal Flush III #42-97237
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA). A/C Damaged by fighters and landed in Switzerland on 7/19/44. B-17 Royal Flush III #42-97237
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Phillip Bennett crew, 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to the 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Interned (INT). A/C Damaged by fighters and landed in Switzerland on 7/19/44 in B-17 Royal Flush III #42-97237
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Interned (INT). Damaged by fighters and landed in Switzerland on 7/19/44 in B-17 Royal Flush III #42-97237
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Marv Kravet crew. 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 19 July 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 06 March 2020 22:19:21 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 March 2020 19:34:11 | jmoore43 | Changes to nicknames |
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Added the A/C nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 March 2020 19:29:02 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7280 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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