42-29631 Unmentionable
B-17F 42-29631 'Unmentionable' was delivered Cheyenne 18-Jan-43; Salina 3-Feb-43; Morrison 25-Feb-43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD- ] Thurleigh 25-Mar-43; shot down 17-Apr-43 by enemy aircraft, crashed near Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Germany while on a mission to bomb the Folk-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen, Germany. 2KIA 8POW MACR 15444.
P 1Lt Warren J. George, Jr. (KIA); CP 2Lt Robert O. Malin (POW)
N 2Lt Andrew V. Simmons (POW); B 2Lt John B. Parker (POW)
E/TTG TSgt Warren A. McGregor (KIA); RO TSgt James H. Thornton (POW)
BTG Sgt Donald J. Bevan, WG SSgt Charles E. Randell (POW)
WG SSgt George J. McClennan (POW); TG Jack S. Amery (POW)
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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: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11017949
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18065557 / O-661826
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Missions
- Date: 17 April 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Germany | 17 April 1943 | Shot down by fighters and crashed near Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Germany. Confirmed from German capture reports contained in MACR 15444 folder. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 26-Nov-2014. Description edited and FTR event edited per MACR 15444. Formatted description.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15444 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database