42-39856 Lane tech of chicago, wacky woody
96th BG - 337th BS
Shot Down 4 April 1944
Object Number - UPL 37949 - B-17G-1-VE #42-39856 Code: AW-G 96th BG - 337th BS Shot Down 4 April 1944
Delivered Long Beach 21/9/43; Gt Falls 6/10/43; Scott Fd 22/10/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-G] Snetterton 29/10/43; Missing in Action Achmer 8/4/44 with Russell Gecks, Co-pilot: Frank Deason, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pete Miskinnis, Radio Operator: Clifton Hanley, Waist gunner: Dick Denney (5 evaded capture); Navigator: Pete Lovero Bombardier: Leland Welch, Ball turret gunner: Leon Radermacher, Waist gunner: Howard Jones, Tail gunner: Sam Polito (5 Prisoner of War); flak, ditched Noordvost Polder, and crew landed Urk Island, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 3651. LANE TECH OF CHICAGO aka WACKY WOODY.
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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: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17154817
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Delivered |
Long Beach, California | 21 September 1943 | |
|
Assigned |
Snetterton Heath Airfield, UK | 29 October 1943 | 96BG 337BS AW-G |
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Urk, The Netherlands | 8 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
B-17 Flying Fortress Story - Roger Freeman
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3651 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
