42-3075 Longhorn
Marc Poole, 384th BG Assoc.
AAM synopsis.
Object Number - UPL 39128 - B-17F-DL 42-3075 LONGHORN , 384th BG.
Delivered Denver 1/2/43; Dow Fd 12/4/43; Assigned 332BS/94BS [XM-E] Bassingbourn 18/4/43; Earls Colne 12/5/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-M] Grafton Underwood 10/7/43; Missing in Action Hamburg 25/7/43 with John Hegewald, Co-pilot: George Doubet, Navigator: Herbert Moritz (3 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: John Neyland, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Ketterer, Radio Operator: Paul Henry, Ball turret gunner: Dudley Hulbert, Waist gunner: Walt McCormack, Waist gunner: Alvin Freitag, Tail gunner: Arlie Bridge (7 Killed in Action); flak, crashed SE of St Peter-Ording, Ger. No MACR. LONGHORN.
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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
- 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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32476406
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742981
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18106208
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733650
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39531768
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Stapleton Airfield : Stapleton International Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Denver, CO, USA | 1 February 1943 - 12 April 1944 | Delivered for modification |
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Transferred |
Bangor, ME, USA | 12 April 1943 - 18 April 1943 | Dow Field (Bangor Army Airfield). 94th Bomb Group, 332nd Bomb Squadron |
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Transferred |
Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Royston England, UK | 18 April 1943 - 29 April 1943 | Moved to England. 94th Bomb Group, 332nd Bomb Squadron |
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Transferred |
Earls Colne, Colchester, England, UK | 29 April 1943 - 10 July 1943 | Moved to Station 358. 94th Bomb Group, 332nd Bomb Squadron |
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Transferred |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK | 10 July 1943 - 25 July 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron |
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Crashed |
Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany | 25 July 1943 - 25 July 1943 | MIA on mission to Hamburg. Shot down by flak. No MACR |
Revisions
Added the Production block number per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-25-dl-42-3074-42…
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
