41-24453 Mizpah, The Bearded Lady, The Bearded Beauty

Object Number - UPL 7514 - Official caption: Lt. John T Hardin, pilot of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, looks out of his plane, the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "The Bearded Beauty"...

Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-O] Bangor 29/8/42; Bassingbourn 29/9/42; in taxi accident with John Hardin 18/11/42 at RNAS Yeovilton; MIZPAH - THE BEARDED LADY aka THE BEARDED BEAUTY.

Missing in Action 28m Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Everett Kenner, Co-pilot: George Bryan decapitated, Navigator: Rich Martin chute failed to open, Waist gunner: Gardner Moore, Tail gunner: Bill Hagin (5 Killed in Action).

Bombardier: Herb Egender, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Glen Chase, Radio Operator: George Vender, Ball turret gunner: John O’Toole, Waist gunner: Jim Bowcock (5 Prisoner of War);

Hit by enemy aircraft, along top of fuselage and KO’d #2 engine, dropped out and crashed Mayen, 15 miles W of Coblenz, Germany
See Missing Air Crew Report 275.

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Units served with

People

James A Bowcock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32507462
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

George M Bryan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798962
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Glen E Chase

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39309568
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Herbert F Egender

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-733292
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

William B Hagin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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Missions

Aircraft

41-24499

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Fury
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Koblenz, Germany 17 August 1943

Revisions

Date22 Jul 2021 20:23:21
Contributoracbernstein1
Sources

https://b17flyingfortress.de

Date2 Feb 2020 19:45:42
Contributorjmoore43
Sources

Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.

Date21 Jan 2015 13:11:44
ContributorLucy May
Sources

From information in the Biography field.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:02
ContributorAAM
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 275 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

41-24453: Gallery (7 items)

B-17 Flying Fortresses (LG-O, serial number 41-24453) and (LG-P) of the 91st Bomb Group in flight.

Object number: FRE 5729 - B-17 Flying Fortresses (LG-O, serial number 41...

Object number: UPL 26016 - US B-17F Fortress 41-24453 "Mizpah" "The Bearded...

Object number: UPL 31199 - B-17 41-24453 MIZPAH - THE BEARDED LADY aka THE...

Object number: UPL 51437 - Mizpah, (41-24453) Hargis Crew, 322nd BS, 91st BG...

Object number: UPL 51438 - Mizpah, (41-24453) Chima Crew, 322nd BS, 91st BG...

Object number: UPL 51453 - The Bearded Beauty, (41-24453) Hardin Crew, 322nd...

Object number: UPL 7514 - Official caption: Lt. John T Hardin, pilot of the...