42-102482
Wolfenbuttel, Germany Newspaper
Object Number - UPL 18295 - The B-17G, 42-102482, from the 339th Bomb Squadron, in the 96th Bomb Group. Crash landed at Fummelse, Germany, due to extensive damage from...
The B-17G, 42-102482, was delivered to : Cheyenne 7/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Dow Field 7/4/44; Assigned to the 330th Bomb Squadron, the 96th Bomb Group [QJ-A] Snetterton 8/4/44; Missing in Action, Berlin 8/5/44 with Harry Eye, Copilot: Leland Baker, Ball turret Gunner: Bill Latta died of wounds in hospital. 3 KIA ; Navigator: Joe McElroy, Bombardier: Carl Thinnes, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner: Charles Chase, Radio Operator: Bill Pierson, Waist Gunner: W.C. Parnell, Waist Gunner: Jack McIlraith, Tail Gunner: Leroy Chamberlain, POW; Aircraft crash landed two miles west of Wolfenbuettel, nine miles south of Brunswick, Germany. 7 POW. Missing Air Crew Report 4575.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19100019 / O-758285
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17128496
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063808 / O-748387
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12132488
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Fümmelse, Wolfenbüttel, Germany | 8 May 1944 |
Revisions
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey Ward, Second Edition with Errata & Supplemental Information, Taylor Publishing, 1996. pages 137, 146, 293
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4575 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
