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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Hunter 21/9/44; Grenier 2/10/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-M] Grafton Underwood 28/10/44; mechanical malfunction with Bob Fisher 1/1/45; Missing in Action Leipzig 6/4/45 with Dave Hastings, Dominic Martino, Thorston Johnson, Steve Gatto, Tom Weeks, Frank May (7 Killed in Action); Marlyn Bonecker (Prisoner of War); mid air coll, crashed Leipzig; Missing Air Crew Report 13851. RUTH.
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 | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Chief Master Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 100th Bomb Group
Marlyn was the sole survivor of a mid-air collision on his first mission on 6 April 1945. He went down over Leisnig after a mission to Leipzig, Germany. He became a Prisoner of War (POW) escapee.
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed at Kleve on 22 Jan 45 in B-17 #4338850
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Evaded (EVD) crashed near Kleve on 22 Jan 45 in B-17 #4338850
Military | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Leipzig in B-17 'Ruth' #4338801
Military | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Leipzig in B-17 'Ruth' #4338801
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Leipzig in B-17 'Ruth' #4338801
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Evaded (EVD) - crashed at Kleve on 22 Jan 45 in B-17 43-38850.
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...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 6 April 1945 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:41:32 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
AAIR 45-01-01-524 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13851 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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