42-31533
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Object Number - UPL 27418 - B-17 42-31533 of the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, flying in formation.
Delivered Denver 18/11/43; Gt Falls 4/12/43; New Castle 13/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-U] Ridgewell 5/1/44; Missing in Action 4m Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Chas Downey, Co-pilot: Don Herdlicka, Navigator: John Hicks, Bombardier: Jim Evans, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Miller Chauvin, Ball turret gunner: Earl Schiek,Tail gunner: Joe Sorbino (7KIA-all found in the wreckage); Radio Operator: Earl Matheson, Waist gunner: Adolph Carini, Waist gunner: Norman Phillips (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Hajen-on-der-Weser, 10 miles SE of Hameln, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2931.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18120456
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32766617
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 22 February 1944 |