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Delivered Denver 14/2/44; 1SAG Langley 12/3/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 91BG Bassingbourne 29/6/44 as GH a/c; transferred 602BS/398BG [K8-T] Nuthampstead 29/6/44; 601BS [3O-C]; 603BS [N7-T]; crashed on take off for Cologne 15/10/44 at Anstey, Herts. with Bill Meyran, Co-pilot: Chas Khourie, Navigator: Viv Canderlick, Bombardier: Capt Carlton Moore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Baker, Radio Operator: George Barton, Ball turret gunner: Chas Kennedy, Waist gunner: Vic Petrauskas, Waist gunner: Bill Till,Tail gunner: Melvin Dronn (10 Killed in Action); ship burned out and sal 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19098766 / O-755592
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727643
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31324095
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33325306
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17113681 / O-550640
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 15 October 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15229 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database