42-107028
Delivered Tulsa 1/2/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-F] Snetterton 24/3/44; transferred 358BS/303BG [VK-I] Molesworth 8/4/44; Missing in Action (15m) Leipzigl 28/5/44 with Alvin Determan, Radio Operator: Bob Asman, Tail gunner: Wayne Cope (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Ervin Pfahler, Navigator: Jackson Palmer, Bombardier: Jim McCamy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Milton Hendrickson, Ball turret gunner: Manuel Vasquez, Waist gunner: Albt Carroccia, Waist gunner: Acel Livingston (7 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Beucha, W of Wolfshain, eight miles E of Leipzig; 7 KIA, 3 POW; Missing Air Crew Report 5340.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32719803
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20840217
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16031788
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17079318 / O-753987
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6999785
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
9100 E 46th St N, Tulsa, OK 74115, USA | 1 February 1944 | Delivered Tulsa AAF 1-Feb-44. |
|
Assigned |
Norwich NR16 2JU, UK | 24 March 1944 | Assigned 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Assigned |
Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK | 8 April 1944 | Transferred 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Beucha, Brandis, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Leipzig enemy aircraft, crashed near Beucha, West of Wolfshain, eight miles E of Leipzig; 7 x KIA 3 x POW; MACR 5340. |
|
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. |
Revisions
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-107028&Submit6=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28645039
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. page 293
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-107028&Submit6=Go
https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28645039
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5340 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database