42-30065

Delivered Cheyenne 5/4/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Bangor 20/5/43; Assigned 547BS/384BG [SO-O] Grafton Underwood 24/5/43; transferred 369BS/306BG [WW-U] Thurleigh 22/8/43; battle damaged Stuttgart 6/9/43 with Bill Price, Co-pilot: R. L. Fallow, Navigator: Phil Anderson, Bombardier: C. L. Dunlop, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Loubet, Radio Operator: Jerome Evenson, Ball turret gunner: Fred Massey, Waist gunner: K. H. Smith, Waist gunner: H. W. Hoser, Tail gunner: Bill Oliver (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed New Romney, Kent, UK. Salvaged 16/9/43.

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ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of an airplane.  Five men standing to the rear, three men kneeling in front.  Flying gear is laying in front of kneeling men
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665313
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32066668
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32076944
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 39255019
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Added an association to the 367th BS & 306th BG listed in the A/C #442-30065 description section.

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Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_2.html

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

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log