42-3192 City of Albuquerque

Delivered Cheyenne 16/3/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-G] Molesworth 16/5/43; t/o accident with Dave Rogan 25/6/43; 427BS [GN-X]; 12m Missing in Action Gilze-Rijen 19/8/43 with Jim Nix, Co-pilot: Dan Shebeck, Bombardier: Bob Solverson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Krajacic (4 Killed in Action), Navigator: Dwight Curo, Radio Operator: Curtis Brooks, Ball turret gunner: Frank Perez, Waist gunner: George Buck, Waist gunner: Joe Gross, Tail gunner: Fred Boyd, pass-Lt Lewis Moffatt [359BS (7 POWs); hit by bunch of Fw190s, crashed Carthuizer Polder, near Raamsdonkveer, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 284. Wreckage located 1983.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34388527
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34209888
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35342288
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-674250
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32419137
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Belgium 19 August 1943

Revisions

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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.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a nickname for A/C.

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ContributorTigerTimon
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wrong nickname, nickname carried by B-17F 42-5392:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/8138

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 284 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database