42-30617 Miss Billie
Object Number - UPL 37395 - Crash site of Miss Billie/42-30617 Dammage by flak forced to ditch off Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK. Low tide during high tide you could only see the...
Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/43; Gore 30/6/43; Gr Isle 16/7/43; Dalhart 20/7/43; Gr Isle 26/7/43; Presque Is 2/8/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-N ] Alconbury 21/8/43; Missing in Action Watten 27/8/43 with Winston Tucker, Co-pilot: Carl Carlson, Navigator: Joe Liebman, Bombardier: Tom Thompson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Bragdon, Radio Operator: Dave Stewart, Ball turret gunner: Theo Thurston, Waist gunner: Lewis Kuhnz, Waist gunner: Cloe Crutchfield, Tail gunner: Bob Gailey (10 Returned to Duty); flak damage forced to ditch in The Channel, off Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK, all rescued by Air Sea Rescue launch. No MACR.
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Units served with
- 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: 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12054598
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: ? / T-?
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39393756
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16033805
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39454163
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier; Togglier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Missions
- Date: 27 August 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF. WY | 29 June 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 29-Jun-43. |
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Assigned |
Alconbury UK | 21 August 1943 | Assigned 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK | 27 August 1943 | Missing in Action Watten 27-Aug-43; Damaged by flak and ditched off the Isle of Sheppey. The crew were all rescued and the aircraft was dragged up onto Sheerness beach to be broken up. 10 x RTD. |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
AAM, family pictures
Family Pictures
Have picture of downed aircraft
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
