42-30609 Pistol Packin' Mama
42-30609 "Pistol Packin Mama" (95th BG 335th BS OE-N) lost on mission to Brunswick on 10th Feb 44 with Balman crew (1 KIA 9 POW MACR 2542).
Rear L-R Un, Donald W Goucher [Radio], SSgt John E Sliwka [Ball Turret], Unknown, Unknown, Unknown.
Front L-R Wayne W McIntyre [Pilot], John K Smith[Bombardier], Sidney Balman [CoPilot], Robert E Paine [Nav].
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09160-E59231AC
Original identification of crew in front row of photo was mislabeled. I believe the names from left to right in the front row were reversed. Wayne W McIntyre is kneeling in the front row on the far left, not the far right. I am a nephew of Lt. McIntyre and I can identify him.
Object Number - UPL 19416 - Lt. Wayne W Mcintyre's crew of the 8th AF 95th Bomb Group standing by their B-17F "Pistol Packin' Mama" at their base in Horham, England, 6 February...
Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/43; Gr Isle 15/7/43; Dalhart 20/7/43; Rome 7/8/43; Presque Is 16/8/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-N] Horham 20/8/43; with L.G. Reno force landed RAF Hardwick, TG-Wilson wia 10/10/43. Flew 28 missions. Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with Pilot Sidney Balman; Co-pilot: Walter R. Tucker; Navigator: Robert E. Paine; Bombardier: John K. Smith; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy B. Bass; Radio Operator: Donald W. Goucher; Ball turret gunner: Joseph L. Doherty; Right Waist gunner: James R. Chambers; Left Waist gunner: John A. Kurek (9 Prisoners of War); Ball turret gunner: John Sliwka (Killed in Action). Attacked by fighters, lost #3 & #4 engines and caught fire. The ship broke up and went down wings end over end. Crashed near Wietmarschen, seven miles NE of Nordhorn, district Bad Bentheim, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2542.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12131331
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- 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: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 22 December 1943
- Date: 16 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943
![Personnel of the 94th Bomb Group at a mission briefing. A censor has obscured the maps and charts in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press'[stamp],'Passed for publication 14 December 1943.'[stamp] '296691.'[Censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'Operations Room at US Air Base. Preparing for take off. Associated Press photo shows: Col.F. W. Castle, Group Commanding Officer, gives the massed crews of the base the last part of the briefing, and a personal 'Godspeed' and 'Good Luck' in](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408449.jpg.webp?itok=nKEJNh_9)
- Date: 11 December 1943
- Date: 10 October 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
10 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1319 / MACR 2542 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database