42-30028 Great In Lani / Sweet Is (Le) Lani
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 10/4/43; Smoky Hill 7/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-H] Ridgewell 26/5/43 with Henry Peeples, Co-pilot: Jack Rogers, Navigator: Cliff Haverkamp, Bombardier: Vernon Nicholson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Hill, Radio Operator: Earl Allen, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Bingenheimer, Waist gunner: Paul Egliski, Waist gunner: Walt Sowell, Tail gunner: Wilf St Michael; involved in landing accident at base with Jack Painter 8/6/43; Missing in Action 5m Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Neil Wright, Co-pilot: Jack Rogers, Navigator: Cliff Haverkamp, Bombardier: John Stracotenko, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Allen, Radio Operator: Walt Sowell, Ball turret gunner: Paul Egliski, Waist gunner: Ralph Bingenheimer, Waist gunner: Jim Hill, Tail gunner: Wilf St Michael (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed south of Duren, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 380. SWEET IS (LE) LANI.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672434
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14107738
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11088912
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-732993
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735135
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew)
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Damfino
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Widget, Chug-A-Lug Lulu
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 |