42-29985 Kathleen | Barrel House Bessie

media-45626.jpeg UPL 45626 "Aftermath Of A Crack-Up By A Boeing B-17 (Ac #42-29985) Of The 2nd Service Group, At An Air Base Somewhere In Iceland. 17 April 1943."

Object Number - UPL 45626 - "Aftermath Of A Crack-Up By A Boeing B-17 (Ac #42-29985) Of The 2nd Service Group, At An Air Base Somewhere In Iceland. 17 April 1943."

Delivered Denver 22/3/43; Cheyenne 31/3/43; Smoky Hill 5/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; with Rich Jerger force landed Meeks Fd, Iceland 17/4/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-Y] Grafton Underwood 28/6/43; transferred 367BS/306BG [GY-X] Thurleigh 22/8/43. Missing in Action Bremen 8 October 1943 with Thomas D. Ledgerwood, Co-pilot: John G. Acker, Navigator: Myron L. Sorden, Bombardier: Eugene H. Levy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harvey D. Cooke Jr, Radio Operator: Robert Van Dragt, Ball turret gunner: John K. Spell, Waist gunner: Patrick A. Walsh Jr, obs-Capt Paul George (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Andrew E. Fila (died of wounds 6 Nov), Tail gunner: Art Robinson trapped in tail when ship hit by Me 110 rockets (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft set two engines on fire, crashed Handrup, 10 miles NE of Lingen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 868. KATHLEEN aka BARREL HOUSE BESSIE.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-471623
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Assistant Group Engineer Officer; Squadron Executive
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane.  Six men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front.  Some of the men are  wearing  flying gear.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-60144
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20842063 at enlistment, then O-791459
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19091035
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Bombardier; Togglier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 8 October 1943 Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed near Handrup, Germany

Revisions

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 868

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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