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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17 42-37781 "Silver Dollar"
Delivered Denver 12/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Hunter 14/5/44; Dow Fd 24/6/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-M] Podington 28/5/44; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-U] Grafton Underwood 10/6/44; Missing in Action Wesseling, Germany 11/10/44 with John Wright Peterson, Robert Cornelius McClelland, William Andrew Singer, William Nathanial Stutman Extra navigator, George James Grady, Andy Wick, Frank John Zink, Irving Milton Peckerer, William Arthur Rabe Jr, Walter Ace Woodruff (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Mayen, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 9479. HELL ON WINGS.
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 | Sergeant | Ball turret gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Assigned to 384th Bomb Group on 16 May 1944, completed 16 Missions with 384th Bomb Group before transferring to 305th Bomb Group on 26 June 1944.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Assigned to 384th Bomb Group on 16 May 1944, completed 16 Missions with 384th Bomb Group before transferring to 305th Bomb Group on 26 June 1944.
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Assigned to 384th Bomb Group on 16 May 1944, completed 16 Missions with 384th Bomb Group before transferring to 305th Bomb Group on 26 June 1944.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Assigned to 384th Bomb Group on 16 May 1944, completed 10 Missions with 384th Bomb Group before transferring to 305th Bomb Group on 26 June 1944.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Assigned to 384th Bomb Group on 16 May 1944, completed 18 Missions with 384th Bomb Group before transferring to 305th Bomb Group on 26 June 1944.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Mayen on 10/11/44 in B-17 'Hell On Wheels' #42-97948. MACR 9479
Military | Staff Sergeant | flexible gunner/ Togglier | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Gates Carey crew. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Technical Sergeant | top turret gunner and flight engineer | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Below is the list of missions he flew and the aircraft he was aboard:
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Mayen on 10/11/44 in B-17 'Hell On Wheels' #4297948
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Mayen on 10/11/44 in B-17 'Hell On Wheels' #4297948
11 October 1944
Black Week
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...
Military site : airfield
Built originally to accommodate two RAF bomber squadrons, the first USAAF unit to occupy the base was the 15th Bomb Squadron in September 1942. Podington was then used as a satellite for nearby Chelveston. Work to lengthen the runways, although this...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 11 October 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 14 August 2020 16:40:37 | ghichens | Changes to media associations |
| Sources | ||
Greg Hichens |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 July 2020 17:14:10 | ghichens | Changes to nicknames |
| Sources | ||
Greg Hichens |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 July 2020 21:45:15 | ghichens | Changes to nicknames and markings |
| Sources | ||
Greg Hichens |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 11 May 2017 15:16:45 | bombercommand | Changes to description, place associations, mission associations and media associations |
| Sources | ||
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/SortieReport.php?SortieKey=6935 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:17 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9479 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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