42-30830 Mlle zig zag

Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; Gr Isle 14/8/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 28/8/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Capt John Brady, Co-pilot: John Hoerr, Navigator: Dave Solomon, Bombardier: Howard Hamilton Wounded in Action, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Adolf Blum, Radio Operator: Joe Hafer, Ball turret gunner: Roly Gangwer Wounded in Action, Waist gunner: George Petrohelos, Tail gunner: Jim McCusker, Com P-Major John Egan (10 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Harry Clanton (KIA-by flak burst); enemy aircraft KO’d #1 & #3, crashed near Elfers Inn, Nottuln-Stevern, 12 miles W of Munster; Missing Air Crew Report 1029. M'LLE ZIG ZAG.

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The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator (GO-K) of the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group that has crash landed. A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group is in the background.

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Adolf P Blum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

John Donnelly Brady

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-791064
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harold E Clanton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
Major John C. Egan, of the 100th Bomb Group, wearing a fez on his return from the Regensburg Shuttle mission. Associated News Story: '"Arabian Knights Return": Men Who Made Shuttle-Bombing Raid On Regensburg. Wearing red fezes and carrying Arabian knives, the first contingent of airmen who participated in the shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg returned from their temporary North African bases yesterday, August 22 - five days after the heavy attack on the Nazis' largest aircraft Messerschmidt factory. No b

John C Egan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-399510
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Pilot, Squadron Commander

Roland D Gangwer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13080480
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Revisions

Date19 Jan 2020 18:49:40
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to unit associations
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Added a connection to the 8th AF.

Date18 Jan 2020 23:07:07
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to description
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Added 2 spaces in the A/C “Description” for clarity.

Date18 Jan 2020 22:52:22
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to nicknames
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Added the nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:34
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ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1029 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database