42-30474 Bumb's Rush
Front Row: [Left to Right]
• F/O Otis S. Lee - Pilot
• F/O Carlton O. Alderson - Co-Pilot
• 2nd Lt. Rudy Menchl - Navigator
• [?] James Markesiten - Bombardier
• 2nd Lt. Thomas H. Carver - Bombardier *
[* Replacement - Not Pictured]
Back Row: [Left to Right]
• S/Sgt. Harry L. Cunningham - Waist Gunner
• T/Sgt. Ralph E. Kramer - Radio Operator
• S/Sgt. Willie C. Jones - Asst. Engineer
• T/Sgt. Victor Dickerson - Engineer
• S/Sgt. George H. Ritter - Asst. Radio Operator
• S/Sgt. Leonard A. Farley - Tail Gunner
I am the Grandson of Harry L. Cunningham, Waist Gunner
Object Number - UPL 21811 - The crew of aircraft number 42-30474 are as follows: Front Row: [Left to Right] • F/O Otis S. Lee - Pilot • F/O Carlton O. Alderson -...
Delivered Cheyenne 5/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Gr Isle 28/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 346BS/99BG 1/8/43; Missing in Action Mestre, It. 6/10/43 with Otis Lee, Alderson, Menchl, Carver, Farley (5 evaded capture in Switz.), Ritter evade & RTD; Dickerson (Killed in Action); Jones, Cunningham, Kramer (3 Prisoner of War); Missing Air Crew Report 929. BUM'S RUSH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Revisions
Added an association to the 346 BS listed in the A/C #42-30474 description section.
Added associations to the 346 BS and 99 BG listed in the A/C #42-30474 description section.
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_2.html
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
