41-24449 Short Snorter

media-30540.jpeg UPL 30540 Cecil R. Tabor
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces

401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma

Cecil R. Tabor was my Uncle. The photos and information that I have were supplied to me by family members.

Object Number - UPL 30540 - Cecil R. Tabor First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy Entered the Service from: Oklahoma

B-17F 41-24449 'Short Snorter' was assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-B] Bangor 31-Aug-42; Bassingbourn 1-Oct-42. On 20-Dec-43 the aircraft was damaged on the mission to Romilly, France with Capt William Harris, but limped back to base OK. 10RTD



Shot down 30-Dec-42 by FW190s shortly after the leaving the target of the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Aircraft was set afire and exploded at 21,000 feet. This was the 3rd mission for this aircraft. 10KIA MACR 3265



P 1Lt William D. Bloodgood (KIA) CP 1Lt Cecil R. Tabor (KIA)

N 1Lt Frank T. Driesbach (KIA) B 1Lt William S. Chubb (KIA)

E/TTG TSgt Willy H. W. Zeeck (KIA); RO William H. Steele (KIA)

BTG SSgt Donald Velasquez (KIA); WG SSgt Arden G. Gearhart (KIA)

WG Hubert B. Buchanan (KIA); TG William R. Marks (KIA)

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

William D Bloodgood

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-437936
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Hubert B Buchanan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William St John Chubb

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-660329
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Frank T Dreisbach

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-659878
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Arden G Gearhart

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36158156
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Lorient, France 30 December 1942 Aircraft wa attacked, head-on, by German fighters and set afire. Exploded at 21,000 feet about 5 minutes after leaving the target and the debris fell into the Atlantic.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2014. Edited Marking details.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2014. Added target information to description; added rank and full proper names of crew and formatted crew display, made connections to Place and Mission per MACR 3265.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3265 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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