42-102440 | American Air Museum in Britain

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.

Service

Units

8th Air Force

Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ...
390th Bomb Group

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...
568th Bomb Squadron

Squadron

People

Joseph Becker

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
Thomas Curiston

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
Gale Minor

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
Irvin Moiszewski

Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Herman Preusser

Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Charles Richardson

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.
Donald Rudolph

Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Elmer Severson

Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Alexander Spotanski

Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Walter Weigle

Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42102440 'Silver Slipper. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW

Missions

376

28 May 1944

Places

Framlingham

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...
United Airlines Modification Center

Other location

Events

Event	Location	Date
Manufactured	Seattle, WA, USA	1944
Delivered	722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA	3 March 1944
Delivered Cheyenne AAF 3-Mar-44.
Assigned	Framlingham, Woodbridge IP13, UK	5 April 1944
Assigned 568BS/390BG, 8AF USAAF 5-Apr-44.
Failed to Return (FTR)	NE of Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany	28 May 1944
Failed to Return (FTR) Magdeburg hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Luben Estate, two miles NE of Burg, near Magdeburg. MACR 5254.

Date	Contributor	Update
22 November 2017 17:23:02	Al_Skiff	Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events and unit associations
Sources
https://www.fold3.com/image/28653697
Date	Contributor	Update
27 September 2014 18:40:09	AAM	AAM ingest
Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5254 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database