42-37981 Belle of the Barbary Coast
Delivered Denver 3/11/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-P] Deenethorpe 3/12/43; Missing in Action Leipzig 7/7/44 with Jim Neill, Co-pilot: Elbert Hammond, Navigator: Alby Roddy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Moore, Radio Operator: Frank Nebus, Ball turret gunner: Harry Nicol, Waist gunner: Merle Warner (7 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Calvin McDonald,Tail gunner: Reynold Fraker (2 Killed in Action); mech fault #3 feathered, then #1 caught fire, crashed Buckhorst, SW of Gardelegen Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7222. BELLE OF THE BARBARY COAST.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18159971 / O-707548
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39282629
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19149523
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 7 July 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7222 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database