41-24509 Miss Swoose
Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 15-August-1942, B-17F 41-24509, 'Miss Swoose' was damaged by AA fire between the Initial Point (IP) and the target which resulted in a fire on #3 engine during mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France on 9-Nov-42. Aircraft managed to drop its bomb load but had to be abandoned and crashed into the sea near the target. 6KIA 4POW MACR 16010.
P 1Lt John R. Barnett (POW); CP: 2Lt Lowell E. Kinney (KIA)
N 2Lt. Thomas D. Hall (KIA); B 2Lt Norman R. Nelson (KIA)
E/TTG Sgt Frederick Mannello (POW); RO TSgt Francis M. Counselman (POW)
BTG SSgt Walter Crawford (POW); WG SSgt Charles R. Wilson (KIA)
WG SSgt Bernard P. Papeika (KIA); TG SSgt Jack M. Madison (KIA)
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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 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: FR 32992, O-431021
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13042704
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19074674
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-725771
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661848
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Missions
- Date: 9 November 1942
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 9 November 1942 | Shot down by AA fire, abandoned and crashed into the sea near St. Nazaire, France. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Deleted DUPLICATE entry, combined data and formatted description.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 16010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database