42-29914 Mischief Maker
Object Number - UPL 26154 - 42-29914 BK-H, 384th Bombardment Group, 546th Bombardment Squadron
Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/43; Smoky Hill 26/3/43; Baer Fd 10/4/43; Smoky Hill 13/4/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 24/4/43 MISCHIEF MAKER; Andrews Field 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-H] Grafton Underwood 14/8/43; Missing in Action Andre-de-Leuve, Fr. 3/9/43 with Justin Ralph Jones, Co-pilot: Edward Joseph McManus, Navigator: Harold Dan Peters, Bombardier: Charles John Wolfrom, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Aloysius Bruno Shemanski, Radio Operator: John Vincent Reilly, Ball turret gunner: Ernest Earl Kuhl, Waist gunner: Linsfield Burks Smith, Waist gunner: Franklin Carl Hitzeroth,Tail gunner: Francis Leith (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, ditched Channel, 10 miles off Le Havre, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 743.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 45th Combat Bomb Wing 96th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-291687
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant General
- Role/Job: Commanding General
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
Missions
- Date: 29 May 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
English Channel | 3 September 1943 |
Revisions
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing. 1996. page 26, 293
Snetterton Falcons II: The 96th Bomb Group in World War II by Robert E Doherty & Geoffrey D Ward. Second Edition with Errata and Supplemental Information. Taylor Publishing. 1996. pages 23, 293
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 743 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database