42-5221 Shades Of Stricnine : Son
Delivered Tulsa 14/10/42; Salina 31/1/43; Morrison 4/3/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-Z] Molesworth 8/4/43; 25m Missing in Action Anklam 9/10/43 with Bernard Clifford, Co-pilot: Chas Jahn, Navigator: Chas Stata, Bombardier: Bob Bruce, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Allen Horning, Radio Operator: Foy Hartzog, Ball turret gunner: Chas Gale, Waist gunner: Jack McLarty, Waist gunner: Andy Dyke, Tail gunner: Bill Heller (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Baltic Sea, near Lolland, Den, Missing Air Crew Report 874. SHADES OF STRICNINE aka SON.
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- Date: 4 May 1943
- Date: 1 May 1943
- Date: 17 April 1943
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
9 October 1943 | Ship was attacked by a trio of FW-190s, severely damaging it with cannon fire. Last seen with its No. 3 engine on fire and feathered. Crashed south of Lolland, Germany in the Baltic Sea, with all 10 crew members killed in action. | |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
9 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 874 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database