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42-39944

Delivered Long Beach 14/10/43; Gr Island 2/11/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-A] Chelveston 3/12/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 2/3/44 with Wayne Keysar, Co-pilot: Lyle Black, Navigator: Wayne Corpening, Bombardier: Emanuel Koszalka, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jesse Farley, Radio Operator: Walt Rumple, Ball turret gunner: Enrique Gonzales, Waist gunner: Marvin Greenwood, Waist gunner: Ed Fernandez,Tail gunner: Ed Hesse (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bermbach, near Idstein/Taunus, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2866.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group Can Do

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

The insignia of the 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group.

366th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lyle R Black

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group Can Do 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-742941
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Wayne G Corpening

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group Can Do 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-739405
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Jesse E Farley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group Can Do 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13119777
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Edward Fernandez

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group Can Do 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32464112
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Enrique Gonzalez

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 305th Bomb Group Can Do 366th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18089932
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event

Location

Date

Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany

2 March 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:40:51

ContributorAAM

Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2866 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database