42-29985 Kathleen | Barrel House Bessie
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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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749456
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36187161
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12095603
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 | Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed near Handrup, Germany |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database