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42-31529

Delivered Denver 19/11/43; Gt Falls 20/11/43; Kearney 12/12/43; Romulus 8/1/44; New Castle 9/1/44; Presque Is 10/1/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-N] Podington 23/1/44; Missing in Action Erding 24/4/44 with Earl Howard, Co-pilot: Glen Filberth, Navigator: Bill Lagarde, Bombardier: Gene Maginn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marvin Russell, Radio Operator: Joe Oklak, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Murchison, Waist gunner: Levi Burns, Waist gunner: Hubert Matlock,Tail gunner: Vic Wells (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KOd #1, crew bailed, ship flew on and crashed Augenstein Mountain, near Lochamer Wand, eight miles SW of Weissbach, near Austro/Ger border; Missing Air Crew Report 4146.

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Units served with

Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 407th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group drop their bomb loads as flak bursts around them.

407th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Levi Burns

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Glen W Filberth

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Earl Howard

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Earl Howard

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-754426, POW#4106
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

William J Lagarde

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Places

A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'

Podington

Site type: Airfield

Presque Isle Army Airfield

Site type: Airfield
Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is

Missions

315

Date: 24 April 1944

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'

8th Air Force 250

Date: 6 March 1944

Events

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany

24 April 1944

Revisions

Date19 Feb 2022 20:23:22

ContributorRobertRead

Changes

Sources

Great Nephew of Earl

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:38

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database