44-8501 Jeanie
Delivered Lincoln 30/9/44; Fairfield 16/10/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG Kimbolton 13/11/44; loaned to 91BG for one mission - Missing in Action Cologne 6/1/45 with Cecil McConnell (397BG), Radio Operator: George Merritt, Ball turret gunner: Alf Nichols, Waist gunner: Rhienholdt Strecker, Tail gunner: Marion Hoffman, radar-Don Burkness (379BG) (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Warren Smith, Navigator: Don Williams, Bombardier: Alan Hillman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Turner (4 Killed in Action); flak hit right wing KO’d #3, crashed Plum, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11568. JEANIE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39418729
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 41st Combat Bomb Wing 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0720009
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17150474 / O-705833
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39334016
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15114068
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Lincoln AAB, NE | 30 September 1944 | Delivered Lincoln AAB 30-Sep-44. |
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Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 13 November 1944 | Assigned 526BS/379BG |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Pulheim, Germany | 6 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne 6-Jan-45; flak hit right wing KO’d #3 engine, crashed Plum, Germany; 6 x POW, 4 x KIA MACR 11568 |
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Other Loaned to 91BG |
Bassingbourn, UK | 6 January 1945 | Loaned to 91BG for 6-Jan-45 mission |
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Manufactured |
Burbank, CA | Built at Lockheed/Vega Burbank California. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11568 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database