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42-97691

Delivered Denver 28/1/44; 1SAG Langley 11/3/44; Dow Fd 17/5/44; Assigned 803BS/305BG RCM Chelveston 19/5/44; transferred 384BG Grafton Underwood 1/8/44; transferred 427BS/303BG [GN-Y] Molesworth 4/8/44; sent to 803BS Alconbury for installation of Mandrel RCM equipment; Missing in Action Misburg 26/11/44 with Capt Dick Healy, W. Walstein, Joe Robertson, Phil Smith, Bill Mylan Ex nav (5 Returned to Duty); Norman Stuart, Ramon Sooner, Paul Sandhagen (3 Killed in Action); Ray Leal, Vincent Deliso (2 Prisoner of War); force landed continent, Salvaged 29/12/44; Missing Air Crew Report 11193.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

Insignia associated with the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force.

427th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Efrom Milton Adelman

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-707203
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Vincent A De Liso

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33795076
Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
Role/Job: Ball turret

Richard F Healy

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O755685
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Joseph P Kiely

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39121886
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Engineer

Charles P Kopriva

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13086423
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Aerial photograph of Alconbury airfield, looking east. The technical site is at the top, the bomb dump is on the left, 9 May 1944. Photograph taken by 13th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group USAAF, sortie number US/7GR/LOC334. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Alconbury

Site type: Airfield

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Aerial photograph of the east end of Molesworth airfield looking north, the control tower and two T2 hangars are right of the vertical runway, 5 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/889. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany

26 November 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:15

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11193 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database