42-30369

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30369) nicknamed "Daisy June IV of the 385th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '230369. R. Bowers.' media-413765.jpg FRE 7754 A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30369) nicknamed "Daisy June IV" 339th Bomb Squadron /96 Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '230369. R. Bowers.' Roger Freeman Collection

American Air Museum, original photo caption incorrectly attributed to 385th Bomb Group.

Object Number - FRE 7754 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30369) nicknamed "Daisy June IV" 339th Bomb Squadron /96 Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse:...

Delivered Cheyenne 23/5/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 28/6/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-R] Snetterton 1/7/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 16/3/44 with Russ Hanish, Co-pilot: John Knott, Navigator: Alan Hissem, Bombardier: Steve O’Lear, Waist gunner: Ken Glen, Waist gunner: Chas Hall,Tail gunner: Bob Conliffe (7 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Hatzfeld, Radio Operator: George Miller, Ball turret gunner: John Kropick (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft & rockets, crashed Balingen, halfway up the Hirschberg, 13 miles NE of Rottweil, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3421. DAISY - JUNE IV aka BOMB-BOOGIE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert E Conliffe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Alfred Drabnis

Alfred Drabnis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-000072
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot, Pilot

Kenneth R Glen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Charles L Hall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Russel G Hanish

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

France 16 March 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHappyKayaker
Changes
Sources

Navigator was Alan Hissem not Hissom. 0-690 423, born (1922) Elkins, West Virginia, died (1975).

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3421 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-30369: Gallery (2 items)

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30369) nicknamed "Daisy June IV of the 385th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '230369. R. Bowers.'

Object number: FRE 7754 - A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30369)...

Daisy June II

Object number: UPL 61990 - "Peter Masefield, noted aeronautical authority and...