42-102450 Paisano

media-19462.jpeg UPL 19462 Damaged wing of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C 42-97376) of the 95th Bomb Group at an 8th Air Force base, England, 3 March 1945.
Result of a mid air collision between this aircraft 42-97376 "Aunt Callie's Baby" aka "Lucky Lady" (95th BG 335th BS OE-H) with 42-102450 'Paisano' (95th BG 336th BS, Duncan crew, 9 kia) over Chemnitz.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A05688-71433AC.

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Object Number - UPL 19462 - Damaged wing of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (A/C 42-97376) of the 95th Bomb Group at an 8th Air Force base, England, 3 March 1945. Result of...

Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 7/4/44; transferred 336BS/95BG Horham 8/4/44; with W. G. Helm force landed A-71 Clastres, France 29/12/44; 85m, Missing in Action Chemnitz 3/3/45 with Bob Duncan, Co-pilot: Tom Harvey, Navigator: Rudi Kelody, Bombardier: Sgt Elbert McKernan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chester Bohlender, Radio Operator: Edwin Peter, Ball turret gunner: John Carr, Waist gunner: Harvey Wirth, Tail gunner: Courtney Lelly, (9 Killed in Action); mid air collision with #42-97376 (384BG), crashed Schonbeck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12889. PAISANO.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-26027
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Man seated in open cockpit wearing a leather jacket with sheepskin lining, a leather helmet , and googles on head
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13038768
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39469803
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Missions

  • Date: 29 November 1944
  • Date: 26 November 1944
  • Date: 21 November 1944
  • Date: 2 November 1944
  • Date: 30 October 1944

Aircraft

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Clastres, France 29 December 1944 Force landed A-71 Clastres, France 29/12/44. Pilot Lt Warren G Helm.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Schönbeck, Germany 3 March 1945 - 3 March 1945 Missing in Action Chemnitz 3/3/45. Cause - mid air coll with 42-97376 (384BG), crashed Schonbeck, Germany. (9 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 12889.

Revisions

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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation

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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation

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AAM DB Entry Correction.

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Added punctuation to the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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AAM DB Entry Correction.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12889 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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