41-24469
Assigned 367BS/306BG Westover 16-Aug-42; Thurleigh 2-Oct-42; on return from St Nazaire 3-Jan-43 landed RAF St Eval, Cornwall. Next day on t/o for Thurleigh, Bed. in poor weather crashed into the Celtic Sea near RAF St. Eval 7-Jan-43. 10KIS No MACR issued. P 1Lt Robert E. Brandon (KIS); CP 1Lt Henry G. Murrel (KIS) NOTE: Bishop & Hey "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" say this loss was documented on MACR 16102, but that is an error. No MACR was located for this loss.
N 1Lt Lemuel B. Smith (KIS) B 2Lt James C. Murphy (KIS)
E/TTG SSgt Carlton F. Porter (KIS); RO SSgt Judson W. Elliott (KIS)
BTG SSgt Joseph S. Barnes (KIS) WG SSgt Jerrald M. Hopkins(KIS)
WG 1Lt James O. Jones, Jr. (KIS); TG SSgt Earl K. Owen (KIS)
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16046483
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661816
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20827655
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789314
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19081195
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Saint Eval, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27, UK | 7 January 1943 | This aircraft participated in the raid on St. Nazaire on 3-Jan-43, but upon return to England, landed at St. Eval, Cornwall where it was weathered in until 7-Jan-43. The aircraft and crew were lost in the Celtic Sea near RAF St. Eval en-route to Thurleigh. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 18-Jan-2015. Changed crash location per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 18-Jan-2014. Correction to MACR citation. NO MACR was located for this loss.
Lee Cunningham 17-Jan-2015. Added block number & manufacturer per "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A Freeman with David Osborne; made connections to Place and Aircraft within existing website data; Added crew position, rank, full proper name and dispositions per MACR 16103, formatted crew display