42-30855 Ol Massa
B-17F 42-30855 "Ol' Massa", 613rd Bomb Grp, 401st Bomb Grp, 8th AF.
Object Number - UPL 37722 - "A Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 401st Bomb Group settles gracefully down to the runway at its home base in England after participating in a...
Delivered Cheyenne 10/8/43; Gr Isle 3/9/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-N] Deenethorpe 3/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Dana Lenkelt, Co-pilot: Wendell Johnson, Bombardier: Harry Dershimer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jesse Pack, Radio Operator: Marshall Abraham, Ball turret gunner: Leon Davis, Waist gunner: Tom Cole (7 Killed in Action); Navigator: Cyrus Bennett, Waist gunner: Ed Rice,Tail gunner: Anthony Rose (3 Prisoner of War); flak caused severe damage, crashed Balkum, near Hesepe, 15 miles NW of Osnabruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4586. OL' MASSA.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13057360
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35368934
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39912984
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749419
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
- Date: 27 April 1944
- Date: 25 April 1944
- Date: 19 April 1944
- Date: 21 February 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 10 August 1942 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 10-Aug-43. |
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Assigned |
Deenethorpe, UK | 3 January 1944 | Assigned 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Hesepe, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin mission 8-May-44; hit by flak in fuselage beyond the ball turret parting the tail from the fuselage, crashed Balkum, near Hesepe, 15 miles NW of Osnabruck, Germany; 3 x POW, 7 x KIA MACR 4586 |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Key Image ID.
Removed connections and events relating to B-17 42-39855 (https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/7237)
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1068 / MACR 4586 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
