42-29712 Miss Carrie | Philly-Brooklyn
Delivered Cheyenne 7/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Morrison 24/3/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW- ] Alconbury 5/4/43 MISS CARRIAGE (or MISCARRIE); 1m, w?John Storie force landed Framlingham 14/5/43; transferred 325BS/92BG [NV-R] Alconbury 17/6/43; then 326BS; 546BS/384BG [BK-O] Grafton Underwood 14/9/43; Missing in Action on a mission to Anklam, Germany on 9 October 1943 with Mark Brooks Calnon, Co-pilot: Vernon Dale Barnes, Navigator: Ted Harold Kusler, Bombardier: Lowell Clarence Hasler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John D. Rolleri, Waist gunner: Robert Marshall Hendrickson, Waist gunner: John Aloysius McGettigan (7 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Robert B. Patterson, Ball turret gunner: Sam Lopez and Tail gunner: Cesareo Garcia Lendoiro were Killed in Action (3 KIA); Damaged by enemy aircraft, crashed by Schelswig, North West of Keil, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 873. PHILLY-BROOKLYN.
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Units served with
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-679025
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-663846
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676219
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6912415
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749390
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1943
- Date: 4 October 1943
- Date: 27 September 1943
- Date: 14 May 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 14 May 1943 | Force landed Framlingham 14/5/43. Pilot Lt John Storie. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Schleswig, Germany | 9 October 1943 - 9 October 1943 | Missing in Action on a mission to Anklam, Germany on 9 October 1943. Damaged by enemy aircraft, crashed by Schelswig, North West of Keil, Germany. (7 x POW, 3 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR873. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 873 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database