42-31034 Bonnie Donnie

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Hutchinson & Cortright

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-752502
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17154673
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15019006
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37426585
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17129684
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

DFW International Airport (DFW), 2400 Aviation Drive North, DFW Airport, TX 75261, USA 8 September 1943 Delivered Dallas AAF 8-Sep-43.

Assigned

Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK 8 November 1943 Assigned 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF 8-Nov-43.

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

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.

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

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Removed doc mages without details

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Added a space to the A/C “Description” for readability.

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Hutchinson & Cortright

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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