42-30212 Quarterback

media-7429.jpeg UPL 7429 B-17F-90-BO #42-30212 "Quarterback"

Chris Brassfield

Object Number - UPL 7429 - B-17F-90-BO #42-30212 "Quarterback"

Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/43; Sioux City 14/5/43; Smoky Hill 11/6/43; Dow Fd 16/6/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 17/6/43; transferred Aphrodite project, Missing in Action V-sites, Watten 6/8/44 with Lt Joeseph P Andrecheck & T/Sgt Raymond Healy (2 Returned to Duty). Had control problems and dived into sea. QUARTERBACK.



Aphrodite 'Mother' ship B-17 43-37637 6-8-44.

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680416
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38002619
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene". Printed caption on reverse: '61552 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Charlene". England. 30 August 1943. Standing left to right are: 2nd Lt John N Harlan, Boise, Idaho; 1st Lt Charles Bliss, Los Angeles, California; 2nd Lt Vernon D Dunkin, Columbus, Ohio; 2nd Lt Bernard J Quenneville, Hadley, Mass. Kneeling left to right: S/Sgt Ro
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672780
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-683907
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Missions

  • Date: 20 April 1944

Aircraft

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne, WY, USA 29 April 1943

Assigned

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 17 June 1943 388 BG 562 BS

Other

First 388th BG Combat Mission

Amsterdam, Netherlands 17 July 1943

Other

Final 388th BG Combat Mission

Paris, France 4 June 1944 Completed 41 missions (plus 14 aborts) before being transferred to the Aphrodite project. Was forced to abort her last 5 missions in a row and 8 of her final 10 missions.

Crashed

English Channel near Watten, France 6 August 1944 Aphrodite drone A/C launched on V1 missile site Watten 6-8-44. Control crew Lt Joseph P Andrecheck & T/Sgt Raymond Healy baled out sucessfully. Had control problems and dived into sea.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

AAM DB Entry.
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 by Graham Simons.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.
Liberator: The Consolidated B-24 by Graham Simons.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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Chris Brassfield

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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