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42-30273 Patsy Ann lll

media-19203.jpeg UPL 19203 B-17F 42-30273 'Patsy Ann III' 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Object Number - UPL 19203 - B-17F 42-30273 'Patsy Ann III' 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Gore 8/5/43; Cheyenne 20/5/43; Smoky Hill 25/5/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 16/6/43; transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-F] Horham 17/6/43; with R.C. Cozens force landed RAF St Eval 28/6/43; Missing in Action (18m) Munster 10/10/43 with Bill Buckley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Sluder, Radio Operator: Ralph Piner, Ball turret gunner: Harry Balmer, Waist gunner: Leo Baron (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Fred Kennie, Navigator: Bob Barto, Bombardier: Edison Janney, Waist gunner: Don Reinhart (4 Prisoner of War), Tail gunner: Ed Burlingham (Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft blew off complete tail, crashed Bertling House, Sinningen, 13 miles N of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 942. PATSY ANN III.

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Units served with

334th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Roy Margel Ballard

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

Harry F Balmer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Leo Baron

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Robert Barto

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-749417
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

William E Buckley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Horham

Site type: Airfield

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-30233) of the 95th Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Munster, B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-6414) nicknamed "Herky Jerky II" (circled) breaks formation due to damage. Printed caption on reverse of print: '26414 AC - Munster, Germany (Oct 10, 1943), disabled Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" in flight. U.S. Air Force Photo. 10-10-43.'

VIII Bomber Command 114

Date: 10 October 1943

VIII Bomber Command 113

Date: 9 October 1943

VIII Bomber Command 106

Date: 2 October 1943

The wing of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5888) nicknamed "Elusive Elcy" of the 94th Bomb Group flies off as a result of a direct hit, during a mission over Emden. Handwritten caption on reverse: '94 BG. 27/9/43.' Printed caption on reverse: 'A DRAMATIC INCIDENT DURING THE AIR WAR OVER EUROPE: A WING BREAKS OFF A FLYING FORTRESS DURING A DAYLIGHT BATTLE, AND THE STRICKEN BOMBER BEGINS TO TURN OVER AS IT STARTS ON THE WAY DOWN TO EARTH. This picture illustrates one of the hazards which the big A

VIII Bomber Command 104

Date: 27 September 1943

VIII Bomber Command 94 OPERATION STARKEY

Date: 9 September 1943

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	St Eval, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27, UK	28 June 1943	Force landed RAF St Eval 28/6/43.
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR)	Sinningen, 48369 Saerbeck, Germany	10 October 1943 - 10 October 1943	Missing in Action (18m) Munster 10/10/43. Enemy aircraft blew off complete tail, crashed Bertling House, Sinningen, 13 miles N of Munster, Ger; (5 x KIA, 4 x POW, 1 x RTD) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 942.

Event

Location

Date

Description

Crashed

St Eval, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27, UK

28 June 1943

Force landed RAF St Eval 28/6/43.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Sinningen, 48369 Saerbeck, Germany

10 October 1943 - 10 October 1943

Missing in Action (18m) Munster 10/10/43. Enemy aircraft blew off complete tail, crashed Bertling House, Sinningen, 13 miles N of Munster, Ger; (5 x KIA, 4 x POW, 1 x RTD) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 942.