42-31455

A battle-damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-A, serial number 42-31466) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group at Manston, 17 April 1944. Official caption on image: "754(44) - W.P.U. - 4-17-44 - Manston - Battle Damage - B-17G 42-31455 - R.Z. FSAD." Handwritten caption on reverse: '390th Bomb Group, 13th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Division.' On reverse: Photographic Section USAAF Station 595 [Stamp]. media-414089.jpg FRE 8230 A battle-damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-A, serial number 42-31466) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group at Manston, 17 April 1944. Official caption on image: "754(44) - W.P.U. - 4-17-44 - Manston - Battle Damage - B-17G 42-31455 - R.Z. FSAD." Handwritten caption on reverse: '390th Bomb Group, 13th Combat Wing, 3rd Air Division.' On reverse: Photographic Section USAAF Station 595 [Stamp]. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8230 - A battle-damaged B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-A, serial number 42-31466) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group at Manston, 17 April 1944. Official...

Delivered Cheyenne 5/11/43; Kearney 15/11/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW- ] Podington 23/1/44; Missing in Action Munster 23/3/44 with Cliff Robbins, Co-pilot: Fred Maxwell, Navigator: Martin Feingold, Bombardier: Dick Kappel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: J.G. Wilson, Ball turret gunner: Ysaya Dirosario,Tail gunner: Frank Page (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Lester Petig, Waist gunner: Walt Richardson, Waist gunner: Sam Nelson (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Nateln, due N of Soest, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3414.

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Frank J Page

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Lester J Petig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Walter W Richardson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Clifford Louis Robbins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

J G Wilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 23 March 1944

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3414 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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