41-24445 Six Bits aka Southern Belle
Object Number - UPL 70611 - B-17 41-24445
Assigned 326BS/92BG Bangor 12-August-42; 340BS/97BG Polebrook August 42; Missing in Action Meaulte 6-September-42 shot down by Hptm Conny Meyer (II/JG26) crashed Flasselles, NW of Amiens, France.; (first 8AF B-17 MIA) SIX BITS aka SOUTHERN BELLE. No MACR issued. 10 POW.
P 2Lt Clarence W.Lipsky (POW); CP 1Lt David C. Howard (POW)
N 1Lt David McCorkle (POW); B/Toggler: Sgt Paul D. Drain (POW)
E/TTG Sgt George W. Mow (POW); RO Sgt Tomas T. Matson (POW),
BTG Sgt William H. Warren (POW); WG Sgt Charles F. Travinek (POW)
WG Sgt William B. Dunbar (POW); TG Sgt William Peltier (POW)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-434670
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37012391
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16043336
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19021083
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18046966
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Flesselles, France | 6 September 1942 | Shot down by enemy aircraft. |
Revisions
Added an additional A/C nickname as listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014, Block number and manufacturer: "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman with David Osborne.
Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. Description updated based on National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database.