42-30726
Delivered Dallas 19 July 1943; Dalhart 17 August 1943; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-X/S] Alconbury 16 September 1943; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14 October 1943; on leaving the target, attacked by enemy Fw110 aircraft. Last sighted at 13:40 in the vicinity of Düren, Germany, it exploded & crashed near Kembach, 15 miles West of Wurzburg, Germany. Credit for the loss is attributed to German fighter pilot Fw. Joachim Gutmann, of 8./ZG26. 6KIA 4POW. Pilot 1st Lt Stafford W. Webb (KIA); Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Harry C. McIntosh (POW); Navigator 2nd Lt James R. Blackburn (KIA); Bombardier S/Sgt Joe C. Castillo (KIA); Engineer/Top Turret Gunner S/Sgt Albert Drgon (KIA); Radio Operator Sgt Harold F. Cooke (POW); Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt George J. Caldon (POW); Right Waist Gunner Sgt Carl W. Ward (POW); Left Waist Gunner Sgt Joseph Flory (KIA); Tail Gunner S/Sgt William C. Woodward Jr (KIA). Missing Air Crew Report-MACR 846.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: French
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601250
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12032792 and O-735423
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16150128
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791358
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37261302
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Schweinfurt, Germany | 14 October 1943 | Shot down by fighters leaving the target. |
Crashed |
Kembach, 97877 Wertheim am Main, Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 15-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 846; "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. Formatted description.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 846 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database