41-24604 Arkie

B-17 Flying Fortresses, destined for the 305th Bomb Group, lined up in Gander. Handwritten caption on reverse: '41-24604 "Arkie", 305 BG Gander 21/10/42.' media-418370.jpg FRE 9507 B-17 Flying Fortresses, destined for the 305th Bomb Group, lined up in Gander. Handwritten caption on reverse: '41-24604 "Arkie", 305 BG Gander 21/10/42.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 9507 - B-17 Flying Fortresses, destined for the 305th Bomb Group, lined up in Gander. Handwritten caption on reverse: '41-24604 "Arkie", 305 BG Gander...

B-17F-27-BO 41-24604 "Arkie" was assigned 336BS/95BG Presque Isle 19-Oct-42; transferred 366BS/305BG [KY-D] Grafton Underwood 25-Oct-42;transferred with Group to Chelveston 11-Dec-42. Force landed at base with Sydney Smith 26-Jan-42; on 27-Jan-43 battle damaged with Lyle M. Adams, 2POW (bailed) 8RTD; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 26-Feb-43 shot down by enemy aircraft, but all 12 crew were able to bail out and were captured as Prisoners of War (POW). The aircraft crashed Hookseil, 10 miles N of Wilhelmshaven, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 15443. ARKIE.



P CPT Everett E. Tribbett (POW); CP 1LT Harry F. Reardon (POW)

N 2LT Eugene H. Vanhala (POW); B 2LT Walter C. Ewing (POW)

E/TTG TSGT Oliver Moore (POW); RO SSGT Carroll S. Johns (POW)

BTG SSGT Bernard Saltz (POW); LWG SSGT William A. Ford (POW)

RWG SSGT Albert Schlosser (POW); TG SSGT Darrel W. Coats (POW)

OBS 2LT Arnold H. Mercier (POW); OBS 2LT Julius Dorfman (POW)

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6566436
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-440338
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator/Observer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-726135
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34195918
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19040377
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Hooksiel, 26434 Wangerland, Germany 26 February 1943 Shot down by German fighters. All crew baled out and were captured. Aircraft crashed at Hooksiel, Germany.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a misspelled word in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorMikeV
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The nickname listed was "Arnie" and it should be "Arkie" so I changed it.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 1-Jun-2015. Added nickname and map location of crash and added Group transfer to Chelveston based on "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story", Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne; Added crew position, rank, full proper name and dispostion per MACR 15433, formatted crew display, "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop and John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15443 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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