42-31200 Old Crow
IWM collections
Object Number - HU 141115 - Ground crewmen Sergeant Albert Steele Jr, Corporal Alvin Funk and Master Sergeant Earnest Malott with B-17 Flying Fortress (GN-V, serial number...
Delivered Denver 2/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Long Beach 25/11/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-V] Molesworth 1/1/44; Missing in Action 937m) Paris 28/6/44 with Stan Wardowski, Navigator: Warren Birnbaum, Tail gunner: Don Wagner (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Neal Hainlin, Bombardier: Chas Eisel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Kowatch, Ball turret gunner: Ben Hope (4 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Albt Willard, Waist gunner: John Snede (2 evaded capture); flak, crashed Chievres-en-Laonnois, 11 miles NE of Laon, Frl; Missing Air Crew Report 6740. OLD CROW.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682553
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16027568
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37575877
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18065163
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineering
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Denver, CO | 2 October 1943 | |
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Assigned |
Molesworth Airfield, UK | 1 January 1944 | |
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Other Shot Down |
Chievres-en-Laonnois, France | 28 June 1944 | Flak |
Revisions
Removed reference to aircraft nickname Bad Penny search of 303rd Bomb Group mission reports suggests the aircraft was known as Old Crow from 5 January 1944, almost immediately after being delivered to unit.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-31200-old-crow-aka-the-bad-penny/
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6740 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database