42-102434 Heaven's Above/Panhandle Kid
Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Dorval (Montreal) 10/3/44; Assigned RAF [HB783]; transferred USAAF 26/3/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG [L] Knettishall 22/3/44; battle damaged Merseburg 28/9/44 with Elroy Gierach, Co-pilot: Percy Mead, Navigator: Harry Hobbs, Bombardier: Milton Gunnarson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Smith, Radio Operator: Martin Krey, Ball turret gunner: Daryl Daugherty, Waist gunner: Jim Hyde,Tail gunner: Jim Hodgin (9 Returned to Duty); flak damaged two engines, crash landed Les Villette, near Brasur-Liennes, SW of Malmedy, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 9379. PANHANDLE KID.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-712382
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
3 March 1944 | Assigned to the RAF as HB783 | |
Other Transferred to the USAAF |
26 March 1944 | 388 BG 561 BS | |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
28 September 1944 | Flak Damaged two engines over target |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9379 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database