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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; MacDill 20/3/43; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-K] Framlingham 5/4/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg (12m) 28/5/44 with Walt Weigle, Co-pilot: Chas Richardson Wounded in Action, Navigator: Herman Preusser, Bombardier: Elmer Severson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Curiston, Radio Operator: Don Rudolph, Ball turret gunner: Irvin Moiszewski, Waist gunner: Joe Becker, Waist gunner: Gale Minor,Tail gunner: Alex Spotanski (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Luben Estate, two miles NE of Burg, near Magdeburg, Ger. MACR 5254. SILVER SLIPPER.
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer | 390th Bomb Group
Crew Number 7
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
28 May 1944
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
Other location
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Seattle, WA, USA | 1944 |
| Delivered | 722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 3 March 1944 |
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Delivered Cheyenne AAF 3-Mar-44. |
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| Assigned | Framlingham, Woodbridge IP13, UK | 5 April 1944 |
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Assigned 568BS/390BG, 8AF USAAF 5-Apr-44. |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | NE of Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany | 28 May 1944 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Magdeburg hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Luben Estate, two miles NE of Burg, near Magdeburg. MACR 5254. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 22 November 2017 17:23:02 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events and unit associations |
| Sources | ||
| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5254 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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