42-29816 The Eager Beaver
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10658-C62772AC.
Delivered Denver 22/2/43; Salina 3/3/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-K] Bassingbourn 19/4/43; Missing in Action Amiens Glisy 31/8/43 with Buster Peek, Co-pilot: Bill Edwards, Navigator: Merlen Crist, Bombardier: Roger Fuller, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wade Boggan, Radio Operator: Paul Payne, Ball turret gunner: Nelson Sanschagrin, Waist gunner: Ed Niebojewski, Waist gunner: Tom Power (9 Killed in Action), Tail gunner: Chas Allen (RTD – picked up by Air Sea Rescue within minutes); collision with #41-24523 (91st) on assembly to target and tail snapped off, crashed Channel. Missing Air Crew Report 671. THE EAGER BEAVER.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15102666
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34133944
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673485
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 31 August 1943
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Golly, Lil Audrey, Snooks
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
English Channel | 31 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Amiens Glisy collision with 41-24523 (91st) on assembly to target and tail snapped off, crashed Channel. 31-Aug-43. 1 x RTD, 9 x KIA. MACR 671. |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Boeing. | |
Delivered |
Denver, CO, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Bassingbourn, Royston SG8 5LP, UK | Assigned 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 671 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database