96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 15/4/43; Smoky Hill 24/4/43; Presque Is 16/5/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-J] Andrews Fd 25/5/43 ALIA BUBBLE TROUBLE; Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 7/1/44 with Roland Peterson, Co-pilot: Oscar Megginson, Navigator: Frank Painer, Bombardier: Morris Friedman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Preston Hildebrand, Radio Operator: Cliff Busch, Ball turret gunner: Harry White, Waist gunner: Jerome Dudek (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Bill Roberts, Tail gunner: Andy Wiess (2 Prisoner of War); flak set engine afire near Eindhoven, crashed Molenschot, between Breda & Tilburg, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2018. KLAP TRAP II.
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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Squadron
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30130 'Klap Trap II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Hit by flak in the No 3 engine and exploded near Molenschot, Holland.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30130 'Klap Trap II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Hit by flak in the No 3 engine and exploded near Molenschot, Holland.
PH
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30130 'Klap Trap II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Hit by flak in the No 3 engine and exploded near Molenschot, Holland.
PH
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30130 'Klap Trap II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Hit by flak in the No 3 engine and exploded near Molenschot, Holland.
PH
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17 #4230130 'Klap Trap II. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30130 'Klap Trap II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Hit by flak in the No 3 engine and exploded near Molenschot, Holland.
PH
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30130 'Klap Trap II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Hit by flak in the No 3 engine and exploded near Molenschot, Holland.
PH
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30130 'Klap Trap II. ' Prisoner of War (POW). Hit by flak in the No 3 engine and exploded near Molenschot, Holland.
POW
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot/Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Flew on 'KLAPTRAP' part of McClatchy Crew, After completing 30 missions, stayed at 8HQ Signal Corps. to work on use of Radio in combat. Volunteered for more raids to work with the special radio equipment just prior to accident which occurred while...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30130 'Klap Trap II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Hit by flak in the No 3 engine and exploded near Molenschot, Holland.
PH
24 July 1943
Three targets in Norway are the primary targets for this first mission flown by 8th AIr Force to Norway. They are the nitrate works at Heroya and the port areas at Trondheim and Bergen. The first element is a combined force of 180 B-17s from: 91BG (22)...
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
Military site : airfield
Event | Location | Date |
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Failed to Return (FTR) | France | 7 January 1944 |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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30 May 2020 23:52:09 | kstrykerAK | Changes to nicknames, unit associations and mission associations |
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Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing Company. 1996. pages 36, 294, 301 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
06 February 2018 10:04:50 | Lucy May | Changes to nicknames, description and unit associations |
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Removed transfer to 413 Bomb Squadron after arrival at Snetterton Heath as aircraft is still listed as part of 337 Bomb Squadron in MACR 2018: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28708731 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:40:27 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2018 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |