42-30135 Trouble Shooter
Second Schweinfurt Memorial Association
Object Number - UPL 15551 - 42-30135 "Trouble Shooter" of the 95th BG. Lost second Schweinfurt mission 14 Oct 43 with William McPherson crew.
Delivered Cheyenne 15/4/43; Smoky Hill 22/4/43; Presque Is 10/5/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-N] Polebrook 26/5/43. Transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-H] Horham 16/6/43. On 16/9/43, with Bill McPherson, force landed RAF Harwarden. Missing in Action (20m) Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with:- Tail gunner: Fred Nunnold (EVD-and returned). #3 feathered, gear down, then crashed between Rheims & Sedan, France.
Taxi accident with Albert Rummans Metfield 13/10/43.
9 Prisoners of war -
Capt Bill McPherson;
Co-pilot: George Byrnes;
Navigator: Bill Prochaska;
Bombardier: Austin Pritchard;
Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Ciaccia;
Radio Operator: Tony Kosmala;
Waist gunner: Morris Eckard;
Waist gunner: Henry Rhodes.
Missing Air Crew Report 855.
TROUBLE SHOOTER.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-659000
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18124489
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-360045
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner, Top Turret Gunner ; Flight Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
![Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408505.jpg.webp?itok=zJwHCUjh)
- Date: 14 October 1943
- Date: 4 October 1943
- Date: 2 October 1943
- Date: 27 September 1943
- Date: 23 September 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 855 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
