42-30271 Bomb Boogie
AAM DB Entry Correction.
Object Number - UPL 19420 - Flying Fortress B-17F 42-30271 'Bomb Boogie' 335th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.
Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Gore 8/5/43; Smoky Hill 17/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 379BG Kimbolton 6/6/43; transferred 335BS/95BG [OE-R] Horham 28/6/43; 7m, Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Glen Ransom, Bombardier: Keith Murray, Ball turret gunner: Pasquale Delvento, Waist gunner: Ralph Houser, Tail gunner: Vince Cox (5 evaded capture); Co-pilot: Tom Caldwell, Navigator: Hubert Gage, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Knotts, Waist gunner: John Beacham (4 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Chas Peacock (KIS-but actually died from hunger & exposure in Pyrenees Mts end of October 43) enemy aircraft, crashed Pansy-Courtecon, seven miles S of Laon, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 545. BOMB BOOGIE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39236220
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1699460 (WWII) / O-31492 (1948) / 2998A (1955 on)
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander / Group Air Operations Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32385488
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 10 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
6 September 1943 - 6 September 1943 | Missing in Action Stuttgart 6/9/43. Cause - enemy aircraft, crashed Pansy-Courtecon, seven miles S of Laon, France; (4 x POW, 5 x EVD, 1 x KOAS) Missing Air Crew Report MACR545. |
Revisions
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 545 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database