43-38982 Bachelor's Den
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Object Number - UPL 33403 - B-17 43-38982, Bachelor's Den
Delivered Hunter 29/10/44; Dow Fd 7/11/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 10/11/44.
On return from Berlin 18/3/45 with Marvin Booth, Co-pilot: David Blumenkranz, Bombardier: Wallace McIntyre, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Duckworth, Radio Operator: John Strout, Ball turret gunner: Ron Tucker,Tail gunner: Ken Wolf (7 Returned to Duty).
Navigator: George Knoerl, Waist gunner: Jim Kennemer (2 Killed in Action).
Mid air collision with 42-38879, but able to crash landed at RAF Woodbridge, Sfk,.
Missing Air Crew Report 13559.
Returned to the USA Bradley 29/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 2/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 23/11/45.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14106792
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-464658
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 18 March 1945 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13559 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
