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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Gr Island 21/3/44; Presque Is 6/4/44; Langford Lodge 7/4/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-M] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; Missing in Action Oberpfaffenhofen 24/4/44 with Everett Bailey, Co-pilot: Jim Burry, Bombardier: Jesse Greenbaum, Ball turret gunner: Tony Melazzi, Waist gunner: Dick Sendlback, Tail gunner: Sid Pratt (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Chas Wallach, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Newall, Radio Operator: Bill Silag, Waist gunner: Dick Hollingsworth (4 INT); flak damage then shot down by Swiss AF, crashed Lake Greifensee, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 4347. (aircraft recovered from lake 29/8/53 with Burry’s body, then later scrapped.) LITTLE CHUB.
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 | Lieutenant | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102446 'Little Chub'. Crashed in Switzerland. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42102446 'Little Chub. ' Crashed in Switzerland. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42102446 'Little Chub. ' Crashed in Switzerland. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42102446 'Little Chub. ' Crashed in Switzerland. Interned.
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102446 'Little Chub'. Crashed in Switzerland. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42102446 'Little Chub. ' Crashed in Switzerland. Interned.
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42102446 'Little Chub. ' Crashed in Switzerland. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42102446 'Little Chub. ' Crashed in Switzerland. Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42102446 'Little Chub. ' Crashed in Switzerland. Interned.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-102446 'Little Chub. ' Crashed in Switzerland. Interned. MACR 3247
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...
Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) and Interned (INT) | Switzerland | 24 April 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2020 20:09:08 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
| Sources | ||
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:09 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4347 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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