B-17 Flying Fortress
PAKAWALUP II
Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Scott 21/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-A] Deenethorpe 26/10/43; transferred 615BS [IY-A]; Missing in Action Munster 30/9/44 with Tom Davis, Co-pilot: Alan Newcomb, Navigator: Herb Corwin, Bombardier: Henry Kaczorowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wallace Littrell, Radio Operator: Max Stedman, Ball turret gunner: Pete Kervan, Waist gunner: Jack Djmal,Tail gunner: Don Cloutier (9 Prisoner of War); flak set #1 afire, but escorted by five P-51s, crashed Burgsteinfurt, NW of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9416. PAKAWALUP II.
Group
The 401st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Deenethorpe, Northamptonshire, from November 1943 to June 1945. Starting their missions at that time meant the focus was very much on the coming invasion attempt of France planned for the following...
Squadron
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Military | Captain | Co-Pilot / Fighter pilot | 401st Bomb Group
Assigned to 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x missions on B-17's as co-pilot to 1st Lt Fred D Grinham.
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Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Burgsteinfurt on 9/30/44 in B-17 'Pakawalup II'#4231077. T/O from Deenethorpe, target Munster; hit by flak setting no. 1 engine on fire. Last seen at 1400hrs near Dutch-German border escorted by five P-51s. Crew of...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Bursteinfurt on 9/30/44 in B-17 'Pakawalup II' #4231077. Target Munster, hit by flak setting no. 1 engine on fire. Last seen at 1400hrs near Dutch-German border escorted by five P-51s. Crew of nine, all Prisoner of...
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Bursteinfurt on 9/30/44 in B-17 'Pakawalup II' #4231077. Target Munster, hit by flak setting no. 1 engine on fire. Last seen at 1400hrs near Dutch-German border escorted by five P-51s. Crew of nine, all Prisoner of...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Burgsteinfurt on 9/30/44 in B-17 'Pakawalup II'#4231077. T/O from Deenethorpe, target Munster; hit by flak setting no. 1 engine on fire. Last seen at 1400hrs near Dutch-German border escorted by five P-51s. Crew of...
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 401st Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Burgsteinfurt on 9/30/44 in B-17 'Pakawalup II'#4231077. T/O from Deenethorpe, target Munster; hit by flak setting no. 1 engine on fire. Last seen at 1400hrs near Dutch-German border escorted by five P-51s. Crew of...
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW). T/O from Deenethorpe in B-17G #42-31077, 'Pakawalup II,' target Munster; hit by flak setting no. 1 engine on fire. Last seen at 1400hrs near Dutch-German border escorted by five P-51s. Crashed near Burgsteinfurt on 9/30/44. Crew...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Engineer | 401st Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Bursteinfurt on 9/30/44 in B-17 'Pakawalup II' #4231077. Target Munster, hit by flak setting no. 1 engine on fire. Last seen at 1400hrs near Dutch-German border escorted by five P-51s. Crew of nine, all Prisoner of...
5 December 1943
This mission is composed of three elements. The first element is a combined force of 216 B-17 from 1st Bomb Division that included: 91BG (10); 92BG (19); 303BG (20); 305BG (20); 306BG (21); 351BG (35); 379BG (21); 381BG (30); 384BG (20); and 301BG (20)...
11 December 1943
This mission is a massive raid of 583 heavy bombers on the industrial areas of Emden, Germany. The first element is a combined force of 242 B-17s from 1st Bomb Division that included: 91BG (24); 92BG (18); 303BG (20); 305BG (21); 306BG (20); 351BG (40)...
13 December 1943
The port areas at Bremen and Kiel, Germany are the primary targets for this mission. This is the first mission where more than 600 aircraft are despatched. This mission is comprised of 8 elements. The first element consists 182 B-17s from: 91BG (31);...
20 December 1943
The port area of Bremen is the target for 546 heavy bombers. The total includes 12 PFF-equipped B-17s from 482BG. All 12 of these are effective on the target and 11 are damaged. The bomber gunners of this element claim 1-1-0 (this total included with...
22 December 1943
This mission is composed of two forces directed at two separate targets, the communication centers at Osnabruck and Munster, Germany. The force attacking at Osnabruck is composed of two elements. The first element is composed of 227 B-17s (2 are PFF...
30 December 1943
The port area and oil refineries at Ludwigshaven, Germany are the target for this massive attack of 710 heavy bombers. The despatch includes 12 PFF-equipped B-17s from 482BG, 11 of these are effective on the mission, 3 are damaged, and the bomber...
31 December 1943
This mission is the last heavy bomber operation of 1943. 1943 had been a very "tough" year for the 8th Air Force in the European Theater of Operations (ETO). 23365 B-17s had been despatched on missions and 881 had Failed to Return (FTR) for a loss...
29 January 1944
The primary target for this mission was the railroad marshalling yards and industrial areas of Frankfurt, Germany. A combined force of 863 heavy bombers were despatched in three elements to make the attack. The combined bomber gunner claims on enemy...
30 January 1944
This mission has the aviation industry at Brunswick, Germany as the primary target. The mission is composed of a combined force pf 777 heavy bomber aircraft despatched in three elements: 1st Bomb Division; 2nd Bomb Division and 3rd Bomb Division. The...
3 February 1944
The port area and Naval facilities at Wilhelmshaven, Germany was the primary target for this mission. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Bomb Divisions all participated.
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Military site : airfield
Deenethorpe was a base purpose-built for American heavy bombers, with the Class A regulation 2,000 and 1,400-yard runways. All the buildings on site,such as the accommodation and administrative blocks, were temporary. In December 1943, several local...
Other location
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Delivered | Cheyenne, WY, USA | 16 September 1943 |
| Shot Down | Burgsteinfurt, 48565 Steinfurt, Germany | 30 September 1944 |
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Tom Davis Crew |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 September 2021 23:06:04 | acbernstein1 | Changes to mission associations |
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=31077 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 June 2016 22:06:04 | 466thHistorian | Changes to nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, place associations and mission associations |
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"B-17 Flying Fortress Story" - Roger Freeman |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 June 2016 04:33:47 | ram957 | Changes to media associations |
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401BG ASSOCIATION |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:36 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9416 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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