42-5180 Dfc
Delivered Denver 5/10/42; Houlton 13/11/42; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-B] Thurleigh 24/11/42; Missing in Action Bremen 25/6/43 with Tom Logan, Co-pilot: Mo Davis, Navigator: Gene Dornbrook, Bombardier: Don Cox, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Selden Wentworth, Ball turret gunner: Howie Wilson, Waist gunner: Jack Webb, Waist gunner: Antonio Romero, Tail gunner: Frank Porcelli (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Albert Swartz (Killed in Action); flak KO’d #1 & #3, crashed Bourtrange, Holland. No MACR. “DFC” .
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727656
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Missions
- Date: 13 May 1943
Revisions
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-40-bo-42-5150-42…
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.