42-31034 Bonnie Donnie
Object Number - UPL 25626 - Bonnie Donnie 42-31034
Delivered Dallas 8/9/43; to Gt Falls with Phil Sweet but force landed Pueblo, CO 10/9/43; Scott 20/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-G] Deenethorpe 8/11/43; Missing in Action Cologne 28/5/44 with George West, Waist gunner: Hugh Russell, Tail gunner: Mike Lefkin (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Doug McKinnon, Navigator: Lloyd Nutter, Bombardier: Tom Montgomery, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Francis Russell, Radio Operator: Bob Andrus, Ball turret gunner: John Womble, Waist gunner: Alf Morini (7 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Krensitz, nine miles NE of Leipzig, Ger; MACR 5309. BONNIE DONNIE.
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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 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36703821
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Togglier, Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32583791
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 1103655 / O-679033
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14102782 / O-805408 / AO38157
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
DFW International Airport (DFW), 2400 Aviation Drive North, DFW Airport, TX 75261, USA | 8 September 1943 | Delivered Dallas AAF 8-Sep-43. |
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Assigned |
Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK | 8 November 1943 | Assigned 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF 8-Nov-43. |
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Crashed |
Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK | 4 March 1944 | Belly Landing Deenethorpe/Sta 128 Cat 4 damage Lt Donald A Currie, 4-Mar-44. B-17G 42-31034 - 612BS 401BG 8AF |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Krensitz, 04509 Krostitz, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Cologne 28/5/44 flak, crashed Krensitz, nine miles NE of Leipzig; 7 x POW, 3 x KIA MACR 5309. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
