42-31089 Carolyne
401bg Association/USAAF
Object Number - UPL 41734 - B-17 42-31089 crew disembarking
Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; Gt Falls 4/10/43; Scott 28/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-M] Deenethorpe 16/11/43; Missing in Action Kiel 4/1/44 with Capt Bill Garland, Co-pilot: Maj Malcolm Martin (Sq. CO), Navigator: Ed Nolte, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tony Spacek, Radio Operator: Bert Stimmel, Ball turret gunner: Tom McNab, Waist gunner: John Parratt, Tail gunner: Erle Owens (8 Returned to Duty), Bombardier: Floyd Howe (rip when picked up), Waist gunner: Ralph Newton (2 Killed in Action); mechanical fault, ditched North Sea, crew rescued by RN minesweepers Monique & Camille. Missing Air Crew Report 6468. CAROLYNE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35332272
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
Kiel, Germany | 4 January 1944 | |
|
Other Ditched |
North Sea | 4 January 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6468 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database