42-30266 Wild Children, Lucky Strike
Delivered Cheyenne 8/5/43; Gore 9/5/43; Moses Lake 22/5/43; Geiger 25/5/43; Smoky Hill 26/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Smoky Hill 1/7/43; Dow Fd 11/7/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-W] Framlingham 1/8/43 WILD CHILDREN; (55m) on practice mission 9/7/44 with Frank Moore, Co-pilot: Roger Ihde, Navigator: Joe Stotler, Bombardier: Judson Giddings, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry Long, pass-Bernie Johnson,wg-Bill Bluhm, Waist gunner: Fred Pratt,Tail gunner: Erik Johnsen (9 Killed in Service); crash landed near base at Grove Farm, Easton, near Framlingham, Salvaged 17/8/44. LUCKY STRIKE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13144874
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
England | 9 July 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15132 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database