41-24593 El Lobo
Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-G] Presque Is 19-Oct-42; Grafton Underwood 25-Oct-42; Missing in Action 4-Feb-43. Primary target was the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany but the target was obscured by clouds and the port area of Emden, Germany was bombed as a target of last resort. Aircraft sustained a hit by flak which caused it to have a mid-air collision with a German Fw190 fighter and it crashed in tidal land near Filsum/Ostfriesland near Leer, Germany. 6 KIA 4 POW MACR 15395.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31066095
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13039428
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36026988
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-438521
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1943
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: El Lobo
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 25 October 1942 | Assigned 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Filsum, Germany | 4 February 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15395 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/41-24593-el-lobo/
Lee Cunningham 28-Jan-2015. Corrected mid-air collision information and added crash location and MACR number to Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Added nickname, markings and edited Description with target information per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Added FTR event, rank, crew position, full proper name and dispositions per MACR 15395; Made connections to Squadron Place and Mission within existing website data.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15395 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database