44-6133
Photo was taken by 2nd Lt Theodore "Teddy" Chronopolis during a training flight prior to leaving for England.
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Object Number - UPL 39769 - Pilot of 44-6133 2nd Lt Armand J. Ramacitti. Photo courtesy of Jeanne Cronis-Campbell, via Mitch Peeke. Photo was taken by 2nd Lt Theodore "Teddy"...
Delivered Tulsa 10/5/44; Hunter 19/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-Y] Kimbolton 8/6/44; on return from mission 19/6/44 with Armand Ramcitti, Co-pilot: Bill Hager, Navigator: Don Watson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cecil Tognazzini, Radio Operator: Dick Ritter, Ball turret gunner: John Burke, Waist gunner: Paul Haynes,Tail gunner: Warren Oaks (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Theo Chronopolos (Returned to Duty); mid air collision with 42-97942, HEAVENLY BODY II, which crashed off Canvey Point mudbank, Essex, UK; Salvaged. 44-6133 crashed at Allhallows-On-Sea, Kent where there is now a memorial to her crew.
The full story of the collision can be found here:
https://aviationtrails.wordpress.com/2019/01/06/the-story-of-two-b-17s-…
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14059710
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 12th Replacement Control Depot 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11121261 / O-704164
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Nose Gunner
Image Alan Jasper/Geoff Burke, Via Mitch Peeke.
Alan Jasper/Geoff Burke. Via Mitch Peeke.
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15133310 / O-701755
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31362371
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37298962
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heavenly Body II
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 8 June 1944 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Off Canvey Island, UK | 19 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission 19-Jun-44; mid air collision with 42-97942, crashed Allhallows-On-Sea, Kent. 1 x RTD, 8 x KIA. MACR 6984 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6984 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
