42-38096 Big Time
Delivered Denver 10/12/43; Memphis 4/1/44; Morrison 6/1/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 9/1/44; 7m transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; Missing in Action Moravska Ostrava 29/8/44 with Thayne Thomas, Navigator: Bill McDonough (1 evaded capture); Co-pilot: Carl Goodman, Bombardier: Rich Hartman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Brown, Radio Operator: Bill Mayes, Radio Operator: Bob Flahive, Waist gunner: Jim Johnson, Waist gunner: Jerome Bauman, Tail gunner: Dudley Standridge (9 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Vsetin, Czech; Missing Air Crew Report 8110. BIG TIME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Added associations to the 20BS & 2BG listed in the description section for A/C #42-38096.
Added an association to “Tortorella” the home base of the 99th BG.
Added an association to “Amendola” the home base of the 2nd BG.
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-30-dl-42-38084-4…
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added associations to the 347BS & 99BG listed in the description section for A/C #42-38096.