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Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Smoky Hill 5/5/43; Dow Fd 5/6/43; Assigned 379 Kimbolton 5/6/43; transferred 335BS/95BG [OE-Y] Horham 27/6/43; 5m, Missing in Action Kassel 30/7/43 with Bob Jutzi, Co-pilot: R.D. Paterson, Bombardier: Wilbur Collins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Knotts (4 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Ralph Guinzburg died in captivity 29/11/43, Ball turret gunner: Leland Bernhardt, Waist gunner: Warren Wylie, Waist gunner: Philbert Corneau (4 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Bob Randall body washed up at Flushing later in day, Tail gunner: Harry Jordan (2 Killed in Action); flak KO’d #3 causing severe damage & no oxygen; ditched six miles off Dover, Kent, picked up by RAF Walrus Air Sea Rescue X9526, but had to taxi back to shore; Missing Air Crew Report 217.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18121104
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Off Dover, Kent, UK | 30 July 1943 - 30 July 1943 | Missing in Action Kassel 30-Jul-43. Cause - flak KO’d #3 engine causing severe damage & no oxygen; ditched six miles off Dover, Kent, picked up by RAF Walrus Air Sea Rescue X9526, but had to taxi back to shore; (4 x POW, 4 x RTD, 2 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR217. |
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 217 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database