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42-31374

Delivered Cheyenne 27/10/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-B] Deenethorpe 14/1/44; Missing in Action Poix, Fr. 13/3/44 with George Hellmuth, Jim Hannon, Bob Wagner, Gordon Brandt, Francis Allen (5 Killed in Action); Ray Gipson, Jim Coventry, Jim Bailey, Royce Moore, Mike Devito (5 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed St Quentin; Missing Air Crew Report 3185.

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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

The insignia of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group.

613th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Francis G Allen

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

James M Bailey

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17016617
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Gordon F Brandt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

James A Coventry

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-678616
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier, Navigator

Michael Frank Devito

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32000969
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Missions

8th Air Force 257

Date: 13 March 1944

8th Air Force 210

Date: 5 February 1944

Events

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

France

13 March 1944

Revisions

Date10 Sep 2021 13:27:05

Contributoracbernstein1

ChangesChanges to markings and mission associations

Sources

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=31374

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:38

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3185 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database