42-31353 Queenie
RAGGED IRREGULARS OF BASSINGBOURN by Marion Havelaar & William N. Hess.
Object Number - FRE 5686 - The nose art of B-17G serial 42-31353 "Queenie" (coded LG-Q) of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. Image by William D "Bill" Pulliam, 91st...
Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Romulus 12/11/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-Q] Bassingbourn 20/12/43; Missing in Action 18+m Berlin 29/4/44 with Jim Purdy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Fischer, Ball turret gunner: Lou Carusello, Waist gunner: George Johnson, Tail gunner: Ray Rybarski (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Garfield, Navigator: Paul Bunchuk, Bombardier: John Welch, Radio Operator: Emile Bianchi, Waist gunner: Don Itschner (5 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 & #4 followed by fire, ship then crashed Kladow, Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4236. QUEENIE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 |
Revisions
Removed transfer to 323rd Bomb Squadron from Dave Osborne's text (323BS [OR-Q];) as the fate of the aircraft and crew is recorded in the 322nd Bomb Group dailies for the mission of 29 April 1944:
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/Dailies/322nd1944.html
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database