42-31876 Fire Ball Red

media-19562.jpeg UPL 19562 B-17 Flying Fortress 42-31876 'Fireball Red' of the 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Object Number - UPL 19562 - B-17 Flying Fortress 42-31876 'Fireball Red' of the 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF.

Delivered Cheyenne 30/12/43; Gt Falls 3/1/44; Cheyenne 5/1/44; Kearney 13/1/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-Q] Horham 17/2/44; aborted after take off for Dusseldorf 9/9/44 with Bill Lahl, Co-pilot: Theo Bennett, Navigator: Maurice Schwartz (wia), Bombardier: George Goldstein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ben Powell (wia), Radio Operator: Bill Morgan (wia), Ball turret gunner: Lonnie Freeman (wia), Waist gunner: Gene Russell, Tail gunner: Guillermo Vasquez (wia) (9 RTD, inc five minor wia); #4 out, on return to base overshot runway, hit cement mixer; 70m, sal 10/9/44. FIRE BALL RED.

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Units served with

People

Wilford Sherwin Mack

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11085406
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Donald Eugene McKinney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16019686
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner/Waist Gunner/Togglier

Arthur Morales Mendias

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39698250
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Billy B Morgan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Edward F P Morrison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32567077
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

Missions

545

  • Date: 12 August 1944
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

531

  • Date: 8 August 1944

529

  • Date: 7 August 1944
A B-24 Liberator of the 492nd Bomb Group bombs a target near Hamburg. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'USAF- 492nd BG showing successful result on oil target near Hamburg, 6 Aug 1944.'

524

  • Date: 6 August 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

9 September 1944 Aborted after take off for Dusseldorf 9/9/44. #4 out, on return to base overshot runway, hit cement mixer. (9 x RTD).

Other

Salvaged

10 September 1944 Salvaged 10-9-44.

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/151

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/151

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space to the nickname.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the nickname per info in the A/C description section.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Roger Freeman Photo.

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Contributorjeepster298
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http://95thbg.mmsw.eu/aircraft/151

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.
http://95thbg.org/j3migr/95thbg-aircraft/95th-b-17-s-1942

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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