42-39898 Boston Bombshell *

The wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-39898) of the 91st Bomb Group. media-408079.jpg FRE 3509 A Luftwaffe officer inspects the wreckage of B-17G serial 42-39898 "Boston Bombshell" (coded LG-L) of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. The aircraft went down near Munster, Germany, 22 February 1944. Roger Freeman Collection

RAGGED IRREGULARS OF BASSINGBOURN by Marion Havelaar & William N. Hess.

Object Number - FRE 3509 - A Luftwaffe officer inspects the wreckage of B-17G serial 42-39898 "Boston Bombshell" (coded LG-L) of the 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group. The...

Delivered Long Beach 1/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Assigned 332BS/91BG Bassingbourn 13/12/43; then 322BS [LG-L]; 14m Missing in Action Oschersleben 22/2/44 with William Wood, Co-pilot: John Mullens, Navigator: Marv Anderson, Bombardier: Louis Dobbs, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Casimir Lekowski, Ball turret gunner: Oscar Mouton, Waist gunner: Jim Purton,Tail gunner: Bob Mueller (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Garner Walters, Waist gunner: Woodrow Wade (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, crash landed Flintrup, near Freckenhorst, three miles S of Warendorf, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2642. (BOSTON BOMBSHELL) *

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Spirit of '44 (42-37940) 1st Lt. Eldridge Greer's Crew, 322nd Squadron, 91st BG

Marvin D Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Spirit of '44 (42-37940) 1st Lt. Eldridge Greer's Crew, 322nd Squadron, 91st BG

Louis R Dobbs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Casmer W Lekowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Spirit of '44 (42-37940) 1st Lt. Eldridge Greer's Crew, 322nd Squadron, 91st BG

Oscar J Mouton

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Spirit of '44 (42-37940) 1st Lt. Eldridge Greer's Crew, 322nd Squadron, 91st BG

Robert A Mueller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Events

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Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 22 February 1944

Revisions

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Flying Fortress 1936 1945
High resolution image.

P. Marchese

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Set footnote to reference nickname to #996

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AAM associated Image
Corrected manufacturer; conformed block; annd description.

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ContributorMKWood
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Daughter of William Wood

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2642 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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The wreckage of a B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-39898) of the 91st Bomb Group.

Object number: FRE 3509 - A Luftwaffe officer inspects the wreckage of B-17G...