42-31138 Winged Fury
388th BG - 562nd BS
Assigned to the Vince Sundstrom Crew
Shot down 13 April 1944 with the A. Nelson Crew
Delivered Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 15/10/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 13/4/44 with Art Nelson, Co-pilot: Art Livermore, Navigator: Maurice White, Bombardier: Bill Matuszewski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Mont, Radio Operator: Roger Blanchard, Ball turret gunner: Marion Jones, Waist gunner: Allen Garrison, Waist gunner: Heino Harala (9 Prisoner of War); Tail gunner: Hubert Bonnet (KIA - when tail severely damaged in attack); enemy aircraft, crashed near Neustadt Afd, near Speyerdorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3773. WINGED FURY.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-799823
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17090308
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-694393
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31174715
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner, waist gunner, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20459740
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Engineer
Places
Missions
- Date: 30 January 1944
- Date: 24 January 1944
- Date: 21 January 1944
- Date: 14 January 1944
- Date: 11 January 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 24 September 1943 | |
Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 15 October 1943 | 388 BG 563 BS |
Other First 388th BG Combat Mission |
Bremen, Germany | 26 November 1943 | Primarily assigned to the Vince Sundstrom Crew who flew her on 17 of the aircrafts 31 combat missions |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Lachen-Speyerdorf, 67435 Neustadt, Germany | 13 April 1944 | Shot down by German fighters with the Art Nelson Crew |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3773 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database