42-31817 Hairless Joe

Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Gt Falls 26/12/43; Des Moines 8/1/44; Maxwell 9/1/44; Lakeland 10/1/44; Morrison 17/2/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG Celone 21/2/44; Missing in Action Pioppi, It. 5/6/44 with Jack Newcomb, Navigator: Jesse Fuchs*, Radio Operator: Arvid Wheeler, Tail gunner: Jesse Yanez (*3 or 4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Considine, Bombardier: Doug Ackley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clovis McDonald, Ball turret gunner: Bill Denmead, Waist gunner: Pete Welsh (*5 or 6 RTD / Prisoner of War); flak, crashed with bombs and exploded Bologna, five chutes seen. Missing Air Crew Report 5843. HAIRLESS JOE.

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet. 

SOURCE:  https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-30-bo-42-31732-4…

 

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log