42-3037 Windy City Avenger (sic)
14 October 1943 damaged over Schweinfurt with Bill Price, Co-pilot: Lee Coleman, Navigator: Harry Harvey, Bombardier: Leroy Arquette, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Beaty, Radio Operator: Bob Smith, Ball turret gunner: Dan Griffin, Waist gunner: Earl Nelson, Waist gunner: Ralph Grant, Tail gunner: Don Dailey (10 Returned to Duty).
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18057431
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14134547
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Military Occupation Specialty 748-Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802726
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11029725
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cheyenne Airport : Jerry Olson Field
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
- Date: 10 October 1943
- Date: 9 October 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
25 January 1943 - 20 April 1943 | US Modification Center | |
Assigned |
20 April 1943 - 1 August 1943 | 95th Bomb Group, 412th Bomb Squadron | |
Transferred |
1 August 1943 - 20 September 1943 | 305th Bomb Group, 366th Bomb Squadron | |
Transferred |
20 September 1943 - 14 October 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron | |
Crashed |
14 October 1943 - 14 October 1943 | Crash landed after crew bailout. The aircraft was salvaged. |
Revisions
Extensive research of B-17F modification by author proves without a doubt that the F-15-DL does not allign with image of Windy City Avenger See numerious articles at Flying Fortress 1936 1945 at FACEBOOK , Flip Marchese, group.
The windy city avenger previously linked at the Douglas F seris is actually a much later F-BO.