42-29751 Miss Abortion, Stuff

media-32858.jpeg UPL 32858 "Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 381st Bomb Group, en route to bomb enemy installations in Europe, leave their trails in the sky."

- B-17F 42-29751 534BS, 381BG, 8AF.

Object Number - UPL 32858 - "Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 381st Bomb Group, en route to bomb enemy installations in Europe, leave their trails in the sky." - B-17F...

Delivered Cheyenne 9/2/43; Assigned 96BG 19/4/43; Transferred 534BS/381BG [GD-D] Ridgewell 7/12/43 MISS ABORTION aka STUFF; 21m. On test flight #2 feathered entered circuit too slow, crash landed 1 mile E base 31/3/44 with Wayne Schomburg, Co-pilot: Capt Paul Stull Jr an engineering officer, believed to be at the wheel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Carr, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Carter, Radio Operator: Melvin Wilson, Albert McClain. 6 x Killed in Service (KIS).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Private First Class
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672453
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13050657 / O-564427
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Ground Officer

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA 9 February 1943 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 9-Feb-43.

Assigned

Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK 19 April 1943 Assigned 96BG, 8AF 19-Apr-43.

Assigned

Ridgewell, Halstead CO9, UK 7 December 1943 Transferred 534BS, 381BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

1 mile E Ridgewell, Halstead CO9, UK 31 March 1944 On test flight #2 feathered entered circuit too slow, crash landed 1 mile E base 31-Mar-43 6 x KIS.

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

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Contributorrwksict
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Changed the crash date in the "Biography" section.  The crash occurred in 1944, not 1943; otherwise, it would have crashed before it was delivered in December 1943.

See https://www.381stbg.org/lc3.php and look for the incident on 31 March 1944.

See also https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/97705

The incident is also recorded in the book "The Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All" by unit chaplain James G. Brown.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-29751&Submit4=Go
Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico
https://www.fold3.com/image/161319617

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added "B-17" at the front of the Production block number.

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AAM assorted assigned images.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-29751&Submit4=Go
Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico
https://www.fold3.com/image/161319617

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-29751&Submit4=Go
Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico
https://www.fold3.com/image/161319617

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-29751&Submit4=Go
Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico
https://www.fold3.com/image/161319617

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-29751&Submit4=Go
Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico
https://www.fold3.com/image/161319617

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Key Image ID.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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