B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/44; Kearney 17/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned 832BS/486BG [3R-C] Sudbury 2/7/44; 38m crashed on take off for Misburg 31/12/44 with Virgil Raddatz, Co-pilot: Ken Hart, Navigator: Bill Winship, Ex Navigator: Fred Koehn, Bombardier: Bob Corman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Aloysius Ontko, Radio Operator: Harry Tekler, Ball turret gunner: Herman Taylor, Waist gunner: Bill Wilcox, Tail gunner: Bob Holan (10 Returned to Duty); malfunction on #3, crashed Lt Cornard, near Sudbury, Sfk. Salvaged 3/1/45.
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or...
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Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 486th Bomb Group
On 31 Dec 1944 in B-17G #43-37910 crashed after takeoff on mission to Hamburg, Returned to Duty (RTD).
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 486th Bomb Group
See the official crew and mission list of Capt. Robert J. Whitney at: https://486th.org/BS832/Whitney.htm
Military | Pin Point Navigator | 486th Bomb Group
See the official crew and mission list of Capt. Robert J. Whitney at: https://486th.org/BS832/Whitney.htm
Military | Sergeant | Flight Engineer | 486th Bomb Group
See the official crew and mission list of Capt. Robert J. Whitney at: https://486th.org/BS832/Whitney.htm
Military | Radio Operator Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
See the official crew and mission list of Capt. Robert J. Whitney at: https://486th.org/BS832/Whitney.htm
Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 486th Bomb Group
On 31 Dec 1944 in B-17G #43-37910 crashed after takeoff on mission to Hamburg, Returned to Duty (RTD).
Military | Tail Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
On 31 Dec 44 crashed landed after losing engines on take off in #43-37910. Landed on railroad tracks 1 mile from base, everyone walked away. Flew 29 missions.
Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 486th Bomb Group
On 31 Dec 1944 in B-17G #43-37910 crashed after takeoff on mission to Hamburg, Returned to Duty (RTD).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 486th Bomb Group
See the official crew and mission list of Capt. Robert J. Whitney at: https://486th.org/BS832/Whitney.htm
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 486th Bomb Group
On 31 Dec 1944 in B-17G #43-37910 crashed after takeoff on mission to Hamburg, Returned to Duty (RTD).
Military site : airfield
Situated between the villages of Great Waldingfield and Acton, the airfield was used by the 486th Bomb Group from March 1944 to August 1945. Facilities for administrative offices for the Combat Wing were also made available here and along with barrack...
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 November 2021 19:01:02 | hansvonmaltzahn | Changes to unit associations, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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See Flight Captain Whitney's Crew & Mission sheet at the official 486th Bomb. Group web page at this address: |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 23 March 2021 16:39:49 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:24 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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