42-38128 Cutty Sark, Red Alert, Dear Becky
Object Number - UPL 51060 - Red Alert (42-38128) 324th BS, 91st BG
Delivered Denver 21/12/43; Las Vegas 26/12/43; Kearney 12/1/44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-Z] Bassingbourn 25/2/44 as CUTTY SARK; re-named after 36 missions to RED ALERT; 83m Missing in Action Altenbeken 26/11/44 with Adolph Miller, Co-pilot: Dick Prunty (2 Killed in Action); Tom Bottomley, Alton Lowe, Tom Kincade, Dan Moynihan, Lester Pearson, Bill Hurtley, Glenn Knudson (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, exploded and crashed Furstenau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10838. DEAR BECKY.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Bombardier; Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767604
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12121342
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 26 November 1944 |
Revisions
Restored key image to associated " Red Alert" olive drab B-17G-DL.
P. MARCHESE FEB 28, 2022
Image is not a match to associated serial number which was olive drab over gray.
P. MARCHESE FEB 28, 2022.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10838 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database