42-5362 Short Snorter II
B-17F-BO-50 41-5362 "Short Snorter II' was delivered Tulsa 24-Nov-42; Homestead 18-Dec-42; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-F] Bassingbourn 1-Jan-43; with Capt Oscar O’Neill 13-Jan-43, suffered mechanical problems on first mission and forced to abort; Missing in Action 4+m Wilhelmshaven 26-Feb-43 10KIA Missing Air Crew Report 15712. SHORT SNORTER II.
P 1LT Beman E. Smith (KIA); CP 1LT Thomas A. Stricker (KIA)
N 1LT Thor V. Arnkil (KIA); B/Toggelier SSGT Chester L. Moran (KIA)
E/TTG TSGT Benjamin F. Ward (KIA); RO SSGT James H. Sullivan (KIA)
BGT SGT Douglas H. Smith (KIA); WG SSGT Frank W. Dobinski (KIA)
WG SSGT RObert V. Gossage (KiA); TG TSGT John F. Grimes (KIA)
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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: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728156
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13038754
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16067932
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13004975
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14039850
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier/Togglier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 26 February 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
Frisian Islands, 26757 Borkum, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Shot down by German fighters just west of Frisian Island and crashed into the North Sea. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 31-May-2015. Added nickname, markings, crash location to FTR; edited description changing dates to military-style notation; added crew position, rank, full proper name and dispostion per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Satna Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15712.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15712 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database