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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17 43-37620 "Sweet Lorraine"
Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Grenier 3/6/44; Assigned 365BS/305BG Chelveston 28/6/44; Missing in Action Cologne 10/1/45 with Art Leuthesser, Bob Whitcomb (2 Prisoner of War); Bill Butcher, Claud McLaughlin, Irwin Levy, Virgil Biggs, Marshall Villani, Jim Shambarger, Paul Lowry (7 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Fischbach, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11745.
Group
The 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), nicknamed "Can Do" was activated 1-March-1942 at Salt Lake City Air Base, Utah which was their primary training base until 11-Jun-1942 when they relocated to Geiger Field, Washington until 29-Jun-1942, then on to...
Squadron
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17 #43-37620.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17 #43-37620.
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 | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer/Top Turret | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), GC, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot, Pilot | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Crashed in A/C #42-102609 on 16 August 1944. Returned to duty.
Crashed on 10 Jan 45 in B-17 #43-37620, Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17 #43-37620.
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17 #43-37620.
Military | Sergeant | Bombardier | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17 #43-37620.
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Killed in Action (KIA) in B-17 #43-37620.
Military site : airfield
Chelveston was adapted and expanded in preparation for the arrival of American forces. Rather than heavy bombers, the first aircraft to fly from its runways were C-47 Skytrains that were flown by the 60th Troop Carrier Group in July 1942. The first...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 10 January 1945 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 July 2020 22:23:34 | ghichens | Changes to markings |
| Sources | ||
Greg Hichens |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 July 2020 17:34:25 | ghichens | Changes to nicknames and markings |
| Sources | ||
Greg Hichens |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:22 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11745 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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