42-30334 Virgin Sturgeon
Photo of 42-30334 given to me by my father William J Harding
Delivered Cheyenne 15/5/43; Geiger 28/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Chanute 22/6/43; Lewiston 23/6/43; Smoky Hill 2/7/43; Dow Fd 13/7/43; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-E] Framlingham 15/7/43 EIGHT BALL; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Bill Harding, Co-pilot: Valdemar Cordova, Navigator: Clint Jacobsen, Bombardier: Ed Morgan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Craven, Radio Operator: Mario Lubue, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Ross, Waist gunner: Vince Plouff, Waist gunner: George Fritz,Tail gunner: John Ovadal (10 Prisoner of War); mid-air coll with 42-30325 (390BG) breaking off part of right wing, crashed in Lake Constance, near Friedrichshafen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2271. VIRGIN STURGEON.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 January 1944 |
Revisions
Removed source information wrongly added to markings field by Phil Marchese and LTC Harding, and removed wrongly associated media depicting B-17 41-24419
AAM images and text.
F-100-BO configuration at FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945, Marchese.
AAM image at 42-30337.
Information provided by LTC Dana Harding US Army (Ret) son ofWilliam J Harding
If necessary I can provide official sources for the necessary correction.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2271 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database