43-38270
Delivered Cheyenne 14/7/44; Hunter 22/7/44; Dow Fd 4/8/44; Assigned 390BG Framlingham 4/8/44; transferred 549BS/385BG [SG- ] Gt Ashfield 5/8/44. Mid-air collision with 43-38566 on the mission to Osnabruck 21/11/44 with pilot James S. Webb; Co-pilot Francis M. Riggs; Navigator Charles G. Melhado; Bombardier Orsen E. Jensen; Top Turret Gunner Thomas H. Watkins; Radio Operator/Gunner Anthony Vespasiano; Ball Turret Gunner Wallace D. Land; Tail Gunner Kenneth E. Kio; Waist Gunner Pryce O. Spencer. Only Kenneth Kio survived and was made POW (Prisoner of War). Crashed 1km East of Koerbecke, near Warburg, Westfalien, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 10413.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19111997 and O-768235
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31259783
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32914479
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19016697
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14097783 and O-761645
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-80-bo-43-38074-4…