42-37925 Rick-O-Shay III

Delivered Denver 15/10/43; Gr Island 1/11/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-M] Framlingham 16/11/43; Missing in Action Munich 18/3/44 with Bob Biesecker, Co-pilot: Floyd Breedlove, Navigator: Irving Nordendahl, Bombardier: Theo Aycock, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Peter Repka, Ball turret gunner: Dominic Robbe, Tail gunner: Bill Rooks (7 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Harry Houck, Waist gunner: Mike Farowich, Waist gunner: Grover Wallace (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Wallburg, near Ettenheim, five miles S of Schwarzwald, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3182. RICK-O-SHAY III.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Theodore P Aycock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group pets their mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe" a dog and monkey, who fly in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belongin

Robert Wade Biesecker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14102753 / O-800813
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Floyd E Breedlove

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Michael Farowich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12156784
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Harry M Houck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15339064
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 18 March 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3182 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database