42-3305 Fertile Myrtle aka Princess Pat

Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Dow Fd 10/7/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-E] Framlingham 14/7/43 PRINCESS PAT; Missing in Action Regensburg 17/8/43 with Dale Shaver, Co-pilot: Harry Boyd, Navigator: Caesar Bruschi, Bombardier: Jim Patterson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Thomasson, Radio Operator: Earl Spann, Ball turret gunner: Wilson Bruce, Waist gunner: Francis Moran, Waist gunner: Jim Schwartz, Tail gunner: Dave Lindsay (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft damage & low fuel so attempted to reach Spain, crash landed Hyeres, 12 mioles E of Toulon, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 392. FERTILE MYRTLE aka PRINCESS PAT.

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Francis R Moran

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

James W Patterson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

James P Schwartz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13100854
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Dale A Shaver

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Earl R Spann

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

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Event Location Date Description

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Failed to Return (FTR) and Interned (INT)

Spain 17 August 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

Added another A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

 

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ContributorNickkenny
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Based on a letter from my grandfather. Later named the princess pat

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 392 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database