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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Kearney 29/6/44; Dow Fd 11/7/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-P] Deenethorpe 23/7/44; Missing in Action Gaggenau 10/9/44 with Bill Woodward, Ball turret gunner: Theo Schappert (2 KIA - both dead in wreckage); Co-pilot: Jim Glidewell, Navigator: Oscar McMahan, Bombardier: Dale Eckers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alex Pedgarney, Radio Operator: Joe Lech, Waist gunner: Julian Pasillas, Tail gunner: Dave Steele (7 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #1, ship then exploded, crashed Heinerdingen, NW of Stuttgart, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8608. ROCKY LOIS.
Group
The 401st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, from November 1943 to June 1945. Starting their missions at that time meant the focus was very much on the coming invasion attempt of France planned for the following...
Squadron
Military | Master Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 401st Bomb Group
Crashed at Heinerdingen on 9/10/44 in B-17 'Rocky Lois' #44-6310, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Heinerdingen on 9/10/44 in B-17 Rocky Lois #446310
POW
Military | Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Harry Haskett crew. 27 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Heinerdingen on 9/10/44 in B-17 Rocky Lois #44-6310
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator, Waist Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x missions in B-17 'Mary Alice. ' On fifth mission, 13-Jul-44, was attacked by FW190's and ME109's. Emergency landing at RAF base. Tail Gunner, Ed Page, fatally wounded. Plane heavily damaged.
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Heinerdingen on 9/10/44 in B-17 Rocky Lois #446310. He flew 38 missions in total.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Heinerdingen on 9/10/44 in B-17 Rocky Lois #446310
POW
25 July 1944
28 July 1944
29 July 1944
5 August 1944
6 August 1944
8 August 1944
13 August 1944
We led the entire Division in a tactical mission. The target: Roads to Paris. Colonel McKnight flew Pilot; Lt Houser was Co-Pilot. Results of bombing A1.
16 August 1944
Aircraft factories and oil refineries are the primary targets for this mission. A total of 1090 heavy bombers are despatched. See Mission Details for particulars.
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18 August 1944
We led the Wing to France to bomb a fuel dump. Made 3 runs on the target. We hit it on the third run. Major Harmon flew Pilot; 12000 feet altitude.
24 August 1944
Military site : airfield
Deenethorpe was a base purpose-built for American heavy bombers, with the Class A regulation 2,000 and 1,400-yard runways. All the buildings on site,such as the accommodation and administrative blocks, were temporary. In December 1943, several local...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 10 September 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 26 April 2022 02:59:07 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 18 November 2021 22:22:51 | acbernstein1 | Changes to nicknames, markings and mission associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:50 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 8608 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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