42-29915 Thunder God

Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/43; Gore 31/3/43; Bangor 14/4/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-U] Kimbolton 22/4/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 11/6/43 with Ray Zucker, Co-pilot: Abram Birch, Navigator: Harry Anderson, Bombardier: Tony Amaya, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Julius Lee, Radio Operator: Russell Good, Ball turret gunner: John Sneed, Waist gunner: Paul Hammond*, Waist gunner: Jim Keeler*,Tail gunner: Mike Froehlioch (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea; (*bodies washed up a month later). Missing Air Crew Report 1760. THUNDER GOD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Anthony Lloyd William Amaya

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19040467 / O-733509
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Harry Ronald Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31329927 / O-793258
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Abram Earl Birch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15080111 / O-736083
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Michael G Froehlich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32458436
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Russell L Good

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16050029
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne AAF, WY 8 March 1943 Delivered Cheyenne AAF.

Assigned

Kimbolton, UK 22 April 1943 Assigned 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

North Sea 11 June 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshaven 11-Jun-43; downed by enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea off Emden, Germany 10 x KIA MACR 1760

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to production block number, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations and mission associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28714300
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-29915-thunder-god/
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/51800
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945

Date
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1760 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database