42-39969

media-37757.jpeg UPL 37757 42-39969 was lost nine days after being delivered to Deenethorpe. Shot down by fighters and crash landed around Osterode.
Its was eventually recovered on 27 April 1948 at Valencia Airport and later redesignated as a TB-17G.

Dave Osborne "B-17 Fortress Master Log".

Object Number - UPL 37757 - 42-39969 was lost nine days after being delivered to Deenethorpe. Shot down by fighters and crash landed around Osterode. Its was eventually...

Delivered Long Beach 21/10/43; 614BS/401BG [IW-K] Deenethorpe 2/1/44; Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 (nine days after delivery) with Capt Jim Foster, Co-pilot: Frank Miller, Navigator: Leo Casagrande, Bombardier: Tom Cameron, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Troy Campbell, Radio Operator: Joe Mehalschick, Ball turret gunner: Harry Brown, Waist gunner: Glen Graves, Waist gunner: Walt Hathaway,Tail gunner: Bill Orphan (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crash landed Osterode, near Dorste, SW of Lichtenstein ridge, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2508. (recovered and re-ass TB-17 27/4/48.)

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Glen W Graves

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38085660
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Walter I Hathaway

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32476518
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Joseph J Mehalshick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13128235
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
A bomber crew of the 401st Bomb Group, led by Lieutenant Durward Fesmire, talk on their return to base after their first mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress. Printed caption on reverse: '55635 AC- Lt Durward Fesmire of the 401st Bomb Group talks it over with his Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" buddies after returning from their first bombing mission to Germany on 26 November 1943. Pictures from left to right are Lt WE Anderson, Captain [illegible], Le Fesmire, Sgt John Jack and Lt Frank C Miller. England.

Frank C Miller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

William J Orphan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 11 January 1944

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=39969

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2508 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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