42-37821 The Sweetest One
Delivered Long Beach 10/9/43;Gr Island 13/10/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG Rougham 26/10/43; Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43 with John Pyles, Co-pilot: Gordon Hendrickson, Navigator: Milburn Franklin, Bombardier: Ernie Hyde, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ross Andrews, Radio Operator: Vernon Kuhlman, Ball turret gunner: Bill Harold, Waist gunner: George Zimmerman, Waist gunner: Dick Erickson (9 Killed in Action); Tail gunner: Harry Norris (evaded capture); mid-air collision with enemy aircraft; crashed Chevry-Cossigny, seven miles N of Melun, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 1126.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 26 November 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Added the nickname mentioned in the pilot John Pyles' "Summary biography".
Bombardier's correct full name is Ernest C Hyde - nickname Ernie.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1126 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database