42-31163 A Good And Happy Ship
388th BG - 562nd BS
42-31132/31231 Boeing B-17G-5-BO Fortress MSN 6246/6345.
42-31163 (388th BG) damaged by fighter near Lingen 3/6/1944 and force landed at Rinkaby, Sweden. MACR 3083. Crew interned by Sweden but returned to England Nov 1944. Aircraft retained in Sweden and converted to airliner and registered Jan 5, 1945 as SE-BAM "Tom" and owned by Swedish Crown but operated by ABA. Crashed at Marietved Dec 4, 1945.
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1942 USAAF Serial Numbers (42-30032 to 42-39757)
Object Number - UPL 16101 - B-17G-5-BO #4231163 "A Good and Happy Ship" Code: T 388th BG - 562nd BS 42-31132/31231 Boeing B-17G-5-BO Fortress MSN 6246/6345. 42-31163...
Delivered Cheyenne 27/9/43; Gr Island 9/10/43; Nashville 12/10/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 14/10/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Chas Wallace, Co-pilot: Edwin Gilroy, Navigator: Dick Kohn, Bombardier: Marvin Horn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Bacot, Radio Operator: Don Fumagilly, Ball turret gunner: Bill Amos, Waist gunner: Harry Davis, Waist gunner: Ed Whitman, Tail gunner: Ray Cortee (10 INT); battle damaged ko’d #4, force landed Rinkaby A/fd, near Kristiansand, Sweden. Missing Air Crew Report 3083. GLORY GIRL aka A GOOD SHIP AND A HAPPY SHIP. (Used by Swedish air line ABA as SE-BAM named TOM, crashed Dec/45, WO).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18188185
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15382852
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19176735
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
