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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 16/8/43; Long Beach 17/8/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-M] Chelveston 16/9/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Bob Lang (KIA-in crash), Navigator: John Tew, Bombardier: Jim Adcox, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ruben Almquist, Radio Operator: Warren McConnell, Ball turret gunner: Ken Maynard, Waist gunner: Chas Groeninger, Waist gunner: Howie Keenan (7 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Stan Alukonis, Tail gunner: Steve Krawszynski (2 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed near Beek, ± 20km N of Maastricht, Holland. Missing Air Crew Report 915. MARY T.
Group
The 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), nicknamed "Can Do" was activated 1-March-1942 at Salt Lake City Air Base, Utah which was their primary training base until 11-Jun-1942 when they relocated to Geiger Field, Washington until 29-Jun-1942, then on to...
Squadron
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-37750, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-37750, Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
"Mr. STANLEY ALUKONIS was born in a blizzard in his family home in Hudson in 1918, and was a 1935 graduate of Nashua High School. Stanley Alukonis lived a full and rich life for his 88 years with us. During the raging floods of 2006 Mr. Alukonis’ life...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
S/Sgt. Charles J Groeninger was the Left Waist gunner on B-17G #42-37750 (305th Bomb Group) that crashed on October 14th 1943 at Floverich-Puffendorf Germany. He became POW and was sent to Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-37750. Initially evaded, he was captured. Prisoner of War (POW). See the page with full details about his evasion and capture at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fkeenanhj.html
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-37750. Evaded.
See the page with full details about his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fkrawczst.html
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4237750. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #4237750. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-37750. Prisoner of War (POW).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ POW
Military site : airfield
Chelveston was adapted and expanded in preparation for the arrival of American forces. Rather than heavy bombers, the first aircraft to fly from its runways were C-47 Skytrains that were flown by the 60th Troop Carrier Group in July 1942. The first...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Beek, The Netherlands | 14 October 1943 |
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Crashed neer Beek, Netherlands |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 13 April 2022 09:53:31 | ED-BB | Changes to description and events |
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MACR 915 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 15 November 2021 21:15:11 | jmoore43 | Changes to nicknames and description |
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:44 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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