42-29838 The Concho Clipper
Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-U] Polebrook 17/4/43; Missing in Action 4m St Nazaire 29/5/43 with Colonel (correct name) Russell, Co-pilot: Leo Gritkas, Navigator: Roy Stealey (Wounded in Action), Bombardier: Charles Woehrle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Charles Eaton, Tail gunner: Fred Williams (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jim Welk, Ball turret gunner: Nahannie Bader, Waist gunner: Wayne Baldwin, Waist gunner: Alf Huffman (4 Killed in Action); flak hit blew away btg with Bader inside as well as starting fires, crashed Ploeren, W of Vannes, Fr. THE CONCHO CLIPPER.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733394
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
44600 Saint-Nazaire, France | 29 May 1943 | |
|
Crashed |
Ploeren, France | 29 May 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 16399 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database