42-3326 Moore-Fidite II
Delivered Denver 10/5/43; Dow Fd 31/5/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ- ] Andrews Fd 3/6/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Oschersleben 28/7/43 with Hugh Moore, Co-pilot: Bill Ault, Navigator: Munroe Coleman*, Bombardier: Tom Hodges, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wilson Bills, Radio Operator: Harry Averbeck, Ball turret gunner: Bill Lewek, Waist gunner: John Grubb, Waist gunner: John Woolford*, Tail gunner: Bill Werner (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea, N of Frisian Is, Hol Missing Air Crew Report 137. (*bodies washed up on Sylt Is, Ger. weeks later). MOORE-FIDITE II.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733578
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37082824
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35258446
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728129
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33091610
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
28 July 1943 |
Revisions
Capitalized the words in the A/C "Nickname" field to aid readability.
Added the A/C nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”.
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 137 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database