42-107224 The Boomerang
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Object Number - UPL 15777 - 42-107224 SU-Q, unnamed, 384th Bombardment Group, 544th Bombardment Squadron
Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group [SU-Q] Grafton Underwood on 6 June 1944; on a training flight, 3 August 1944 with Howard A. Jung, Navigator: Thomas C. Bates, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harold L. Perry, Radio Operator: William Isaac Sellars; crash landed at home base, station 106, when new pilot clipped trees when banking to line up runway on return to base. (four Killed in Service), Co-pilot: James Allan Vranna, survived. Aircraft was salvaged.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36595144
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19006437
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768762
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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AAIR 44-08-03-517 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database