42-29778 Green Fury
Nicknamed "Greenfury" when assigned to 96th BG 338th BS, (before 91st BG)
16 September 1943: B-17F 42-29778, a "no name" Fortress with the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG, takes off for the scheduled mission to Nantes. Transferred from the 96th BG a few weeks earlier, the ship would be lost on the 9 October trip to Anklam; four crewmen survived to become POWs. The pilot, 2LT Alexander W. Stewart, and five others were KIA.
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Object Number - UPL 22964 - Pilot-Alexander William Stewart of Seattle, CAVU Class 43-D, 42-29778 Nicknamed "Greenfury" when assigned to 96th BG 338th BS, (before 91st...
Delivered Denver 18/2/43; Salina 10/3/43; Smoky Hill 15/4/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 25/4/43 GREEN FURY; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-M] Bassingbourn 24/8/43; Missing in Action Anklam 9/10/43. Head-on attack by a Fw190 just before the I.P. (Initial Point). Number 3 engine caught fire and the aircraft left formation. Later, all 4 engines were seen starting to burn and to crash close to Neu Brandenburg, Germany, some 40km SW of the target at Anklam
Pilot Alexander W. Stewart; Radio Operator: Robert J. Smith; Ball turret gunner: William J. Keefer; Left Waist gunner: Durell Clayton; Right Waist gunner: Leonard A. Waldron; Tail gunner: Carl I. Chase Jr (6 Killed in Action). Co-pilot: Donald L. Strunk; Navigator: William H. Turcotte; Bombardier: James R. Brown; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leo R. Severson (4 Prisoners of War). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 897.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14095170 and O-674256
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Neubrandenburg, Germany | 9 October 1943 |
Revisions
Removed redundancies at block field and added finish in Marking .
P. MARCHESE, FEB 26 2022
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 897 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database