42-37833 Omar The Dent Maker | The Devil's Daughter
Crew of B-17G 42-37833 (aka: Omar The Dentmaker)
Top Row (L-R): Herb McElligot (Tail Gunner), William Carter (Radio Operator), Frank Rothwell (L Waist Gunner), Donald Roberts (Engineer, Top Turret), Ivan Lee (R Waist Gunner), Irving Lieberman (Ball Turret).
Bottom Row (L-R): Michael Walsh (Navigator), Robert Kaercher (Co-pilot), William Rumsey (Pilot), James Haffner (Bombardier)
Frank Rothwell is my grandfather's brother.
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=589
Object Number - UPL 35047 - 8th Air Force; 401st Bomb Group; 615 Bomb Squad. Crew of B-17G 42-37833 (aka: Omar The Dentmaker) Top Row (L-R): Herb McElligot (Tail Gunner),...
Delivered Denver 17/9/43; Gt Falls 25/9/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-F] Deenethorpe 4/11/43; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 26/3/44 with Capt Bill Rumsey, Co-pilot: Bob Kaercher, Navigator: Mike Walsh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Roberts, Radio Operator: Bill Carter, Ball turret gunner: Irving Leiberman, Waist gunner: Frank Rothwell, Waist gunner: Ivan Lee (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Jim Haffner, Tail gunner: John Carson (2 Prisoner of War); flak hit between #3 & #4, wing broke off, crashed Le Fond de Souich rail station, near Bouquemaison, 22 miles E of Abbeville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3599. OMAR THE DENT MAKER.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31037975 / O-681515
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 1st Scouting Force 384th Fighter Squadron 385th Fighter Squadron Scouting Force (Experimental) (SFX)
- Service Numbers: O-748548
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Missions
- Date: 26 March 1944
- Date: 24 February 1944
- Date: 20 February 1944
- Date: 5 February 1944
- Date: 4 February 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 26 March 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3599 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database