42-30855 Ol Massa
B-17F 42-30855 "Ol' Massa", 613rd Bomb Grp, 401st Bomb Grp, 8th AF.
Delivered Cheyenne 10/8/43; Gr Isle 3/9/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-N] Deenethorpe 3/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Dana Lenkelt, Co-pilot: Wendell Johnson, Bombardier: Harry Dershimer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jesse Pack, Radio Operator: Marshall Abraham, Ball turret gunner: Leon Davis, Waist gunner: Tom Cole (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Cyrus Bennett, Waist gunner: Ed Rice,Tail gunner: Anthony Rose (3 Prisoner of War); flak caused severe damage, crashed Balkum, near Hesepe, 15 miles NW of Osnabruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4586. OL' MASSA.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-688496
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Missions
Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 52944
- Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 10, 31 Dec 1943, Cognac, France. The primary target (Bordeaux) was obscured by cloud so the Wing Leader (Major Seawell)...
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 52979
- Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No. 17, 29 Jan 1944, Frankfurt, Germany. 35 aircraft were airborne by 0849 but five aborted the mission and returned. Air...
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 53138
- Description: 401st Bomb Group, Mission No.22, 6 Feb 1944, Caen. Colonel Bowman led the Group on a mission originally scheduled to attack a target at Dijon, France...
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 10 August 1942 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 10-Aug-43. |
Assigned |
Deenethorpe, UK | 3 January 1944 | Assigned 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
Hesepe, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin mission 8-May-44; hit by flak in fuselage beyond the ball turret parting the tail from the fuselage, crashed Balkum, near Hesepe, 15 miles NW of Osnabruck, Germany; 3 x POW, 7 x KIA MACR 4586 |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Removed connections and events relating to B-17 42-39855 (https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7237)
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1068 / MACR 4586 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database