42-30090 El Psstofo
Delivered Cheyenne 8/4/43; Kearney 16/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 12/5/43; Wendover 16/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 28/5/43; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 2/6/43; transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-B] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43 MAD HOUSE; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Winston MacCarter, Co-pilot: Dan Barna, Navigator: Harry Weachter, Bombardier: George Zeigler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Rogers, Radio Operator: Alex Sawicki, Ball turret gunner: Bob Sandy, Waist gunner: Ray Manley, Waist gunner: Roy Graff, Tail gunner: Cosimo Demonica (10 Prisoner of War); Me109 rocket KO’d #1, crashed Haltern, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1027. EL P'SSTOFO.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- 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: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-060786
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17155983
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-798008
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31083234
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 10 October 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 10 October 1943 |
Revisions
Randy Holliday, son of 100th BG , 418th BS co-pilot Reg C. Holliday. The correct name of this AC has been updated to correct a typo. The name is a play on words in Spanish for "Pissed Off".
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1020 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database