42-38022 Jeanne
Delivered Cheyenne 16/11/43; Gr Island 4/12/43; Presque Is 10/12/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-M] Rougham 16/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Chas Johnston, Co-pilot: Jim Howes (2KIA-p held onto cp when baling out but lost grip when chute opened); Navigator: Paul Sullivan, Bombardier: Bob Davenport, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Julian Wiedemann, Radio Operator: Dick Elliott, Ball turret gunner: Sanford Minor, Waist gunner: Bob Beaton, Waist gunner: Bob Thornton,Tail gunner: Aaron Lowry (8 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft caused fire in cockpit, crashed two miles S of Wieste, 15 miles W of Cloppenberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2977. JEANNE.
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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: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2977 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database