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Delivered Cheyenne 6/11/43; Gr Island 21/11/43; Wilmington 30/11/43; Presque Is 1/12/43; Prestwick 7/12/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-B] Polebrook 2/1/44; Missing in Action {1m} Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Dick Case, Co-pilot: George Smith, Navigator: Ed Jackson, Bombardier: Dave Steed, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Hanson, Radio Operator: Jim Wiersma, Ball turret gunner: Dave Flanzbaum, Waist gunner: Harry Simmons, Waist gunner: Harry Peters (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Ray Howard (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Forest House, Donnershagen National Park, 11 miles SE of Holzminden, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1941.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Richard J Case

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

David W Flanzbaum

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Donald L Hansen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Raymond E Howard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6549990
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Edward P Jackson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 510th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734919
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 11 January 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1941 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database