42-31056
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 43014 - B-17 42-31056, 369BS, 306BG, 8th AF.
Delivered Cheyenne 15/9/43; Scott 30/9/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-U] Thurleigh 19/10/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 3/2/44 with Rich Wong, Co-pilot: Walt McBroom, Navigator: John Rogers, Bombardier: Curtis Dunlap, Radio Operator: George Collins, Ball turret gunner: Charles Whetstone, Waist gunner: Armand Cournoyer (7 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Walker originally escaped but shot by guard after surrender 29/4/44, Waist gunner: Bob Sykes, Tail gunner: Walt Kels (3 Killed in Action); flak KO’d #2, #4 ran away, #3 blew a cylinder, crashed on sandbank near Ruteplate, between Benserseil & Langeoog Is, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2494.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808146
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39032659
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34147240
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38387739
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-745990
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 15 September 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 15-Sep-43. |
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Assigned |
Thurleigh, UK | 19 October 1943 | Assigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Thurleigh, UK | 17 November 1943 | Belly Landing Thurleigh 17-Nov-43. |
|
Crashed |
Ruteplate, Germany | 3 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) to Wilhelmshafen 3-Feb-44 with Wong crew. 8* x POW, 2 x KIA. MACR 2494 * 1 x Killed in captivity, escaping. |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
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B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force By Martin W. Bowman
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2494 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database