42-102700 I'll Get By

media-19588.jpeg UPL 19588 Nose art of Flying Fortress B-17G 42-102700 "I'll Get By" 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

Object Number - UPL 19588 - Nose art of Flying Fortress B-17G 42-102700 "I'll Get By" 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

Delivered Cheyenne 26/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Dow Fd 3/5/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-Z] Horham 4/5/44; 22m, Missing in Action Paris 2/8/44 with Capt Bob Baber, Co-pilot: Jasper Kaylor, Navigator: Ray Dallas, Bombardier: Frank Sohm, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Oscar Walrod, Radio Operator: Bill Hill, obs-Capt Elmer Bockman mission pilot (7 Killed in Action); Ball turret gunner: Don Phillips, Waist gunner: Barney Lipkin,Tail gunner: Walt Collyer (3 Prisoner of War); flak set left wing on fire, crashed Cesny-aux-Vignes, SE of Caen, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 7701. I'LL GET BY.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-375909
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2044718
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot / Mission Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32804322
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-696069
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35644893
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Missions

  • Date: 2 August 1944
  • Date: 2 August 1944
  • Date: 1 August 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

2 August 1944 - 2 August 1944 Missing in Action Paris 2/8/44. Cause - flak set left wing on fire, crashed Cesny-aux-Vignes, SE of Caen, France. (3 x POW, 7 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR7701.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7701 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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