42-31876 Fire Ball Red
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
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39924401
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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). | |
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Other Salvaged |
10 September 1944 | Salvaged 10-9-44. |