42-31116 Cawnt Miss

media-57009.png UPL 57009 42-3116 Cawn't miss / Crash site in Leers (France)

I live in Leers, all this photo are from my personal research

Object Number - UPL 57009 - 42-3116 Cawn't miss / Crash site in Leers (France)

Delivered Cheyenne 21/9/43; Gt Falls 14/10/43; Bowman 28/10/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IW-O] Deenethorpe 30/10/43; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with John Singleton, Co-pilot: Clarry Barsuk, Navigator: Jim Levey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Muse,Tail gunner: Harry Blair (5 evaded capture – all back in UK by 31/8/44); Bombardier: Glen Arndt, Radio Operator: Joe Vistejn, Ball turret gunner: Warren Lee, Waist gunner: Reed Brotzman, Waist gunner: Sol Brackman (5 Killed in Action); flak, crashed in a formal garden of Chateau Desmet at Leers, three miles SE of Roubaix, Frl; Missing Air Crew Report 4344. CAWN'T MISS.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

People

Donald M Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735233
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator; Bombardier
Glenn A. Arndt

Glen Albert Arndt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-685070
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Clarence S Barsuk

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Harry J Blair

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Solomon W Brackman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Places

Missions

327

  • Date: 29 April 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 29 April 1944

Revisions

Date29 Apr 2022 11:18:29
ContributorGuito59
ChangesChanges to description
Sources

Name of crash city correction

Date6 Sep 2021 13:31:00
Contributoracbernstein1
ChangesChanges to nicknames, markings and mission associations
Sources

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=31116

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:36
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4344 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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