42-29750 Ramblin Rebel, Rebel's Revenge
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 688 - B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 91st Bomb Group, including (OR-L, serial number 42-29750) nicknamed "Rebel's Revenge" in flight during a mission....
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Walker 26/2/43; Smoky Hill 19/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 96BG Grafton Underwood 16/4/43 RAMBLIN’ REBEL Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 323BS/91BG [OR-L] Bassingbourn 24/8/43; Missing in Action 4m Emden 27/9/43 with John Perritt*, Co-pilot: Gene Hill, Navigator: Frank Rolfe*, Ball turret gunner: Bill Golden, Waist gunner: Jim Sample, Waist gunner: Chas Oliver, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Stokes, gunner: Ray Sell (8 KIA - *bodies recovered next day, rest never found), Bombardier: Dick Hull, Radio Operator: Edgar Fetty (2 Prisoner of War); shot down by enemy aircraft crashed in the sea off Langeoog Is, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 668. REBEL’S REVENGE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 27 September 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Leland C. Borgstrom's daughter, Janice Borgstrom Massucci of Wichita, Kansas
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 668 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database