42-31540 Miss Donna Mae
Object Number - UPL 27370 - "B-17 Flying Fortress 'Miss Donna Mae II' downed by friendly bombs" - Bombs falling from B-17G 42-97791"Trudy" fall onto the port stabiliser of B-17G...
Delivered Cheyenne 16/11/43; Kearney 3/12/43; Cleveland 9/12/43; Syracuse 11/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Prestwick 19/12/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-A] Rougham 20/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 with Marion Reid, Co-pilot: Lew Carter, Navigator: Roger Tessier, Bombardier: Stan Duffield, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lee Kieffer, Radio Operator: John Boone, Ball turret gunner: Ludwig Huth, Waist gunner: Jim Kalahar, Waist gunner: Dick Brennan, Tail gunner: Willard Christensen, obs-T/Sgt John Davis (11 Killed in Action); hit by bombs from #42-97791 (94BG) above knocking off left rudder, then wing broke off as it spun to earth, crashed Oderbergerstrasse, Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4946. MISS DONNA MAE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15354039
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14076997 / O-803868
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36148464 / O-701345
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
Missions
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Bldg 722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 16 November 1943 | Delivered to USAAF. |
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Assigned |
Bury St Edmunds, Bury Saint Edmunds, UK | 20 December 1943 | Assigned to 331BS, 94BG, 8AF. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Oderberger Str. 57, 10435 Berlin, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 hit by bombs from 42-97791 (94BG) above knocking off left rudder, then wing broke off as it spun to earth, crashed Oderbergerstrasse, Berlin. 11 KIA. Missing Air Crew Report 4946 |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4946 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database