42-102667 Yankee Wine
Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 28/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-C] Horham 3/5/44; 4m, transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-J] Thorpe Abbotts 8/6/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Bob Schomp, Co-pilot: Henry Preher, Navigator: Bob Culwell, Bombardier: Sylvester Dittbenner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edmund Radke, Radio Operator: John HunterWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Joe Rosolino, Waist gunner: Elmer Flood,Tail gunner: Art Malaney (9 Prisoner of War); flak set wing afire, ship exploded over Kleinebersdorf, SE of Stadtroda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7814. YANKEE (WAHINE) WINE.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36576103
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
29 July 1944 - 29 July 1944 | Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44. Cause - flak set both wings afire, no#2 engine caught fire, dropped out of fornation and crew baled out, ship exploded over Kleinebersdorf, SE of Stadtroda, Germany. (9 x POW) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 7814. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7814 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database