42-107186
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 8057 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (N7-L, serial number 42-107186) of the 600th Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group prepares for take off.
Delivered Tulsa 16/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-L] Nuthampstead 27/4/44; (28m) Missing in Action Peenemunde 4/8/44 with pilot John McArthur, Co-pilot: Harvey Boyd, Navigator: Ernest Engeman, Bombardier: Murray Schultz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Feathers, Radio Operator: Steve Edington, Ball turret gunner: Doyt Faurot, Waist gunner: Clem Galetto, Tail gunner: Chas Borden (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Fresendorf Beach, near Greifswald, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7708.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Peenemünde, Germany | 4 August 1944 | |
|
Crashed |
Fresendorf, 24321 Giekau, Germany | 4 August 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Edited caption and connections using existing information in the record.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7708 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database