42-30272 Fritz Blitz
AAM DB Entry Correction.
Object Number - UPL 19408 - Nose Art of Flying Fortress B-17F 42-30272 'Fritz Blitz 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 335BS/95BG [OE-U] Horham 15/6/43; Missing in Action (21m) Munster 10/10/43 with Eldon Broman, Co-pilot: John Chaffin, Navigator: Bill Fowler, Bombardier: Paul Guiteras, Radio Operator: Warren Thomas, Ball turret gunner: Richmond Dillon, Waist gunner: Frank Dean, Waist gunner: Jake Black, Tail gunner: Tom Kelly, obs-Capt Chas Forney (10 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Rightmire (KIA-anoxia); crashed Haakbergen, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 1118. FRITZ BLITZ.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17031963
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665673
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796515
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13052341 / O-2043758
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35380312
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 27 September 1943
- Date: 26 September 1943
- Date: 23 September 1943
- Date: 16 September 1943
- Date: 15 September 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY | 7 May 1943 | |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Haaksbergen, Netherlands | 10 October 1943 - 10 October 1943 | Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43. crashed Haakbergen, Holland; 10 x POW, 1 x KIA, Anoxia]Missing Air Crew Report MACR1118. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database