42-40006 Liberty Lady
Herman F. Allen's wartime scrapbook, per daughter Pat DiGeorge
Delivered Long Beach 1/11/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-G*] Thurleigh 18/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Chas Smith, Co-pilot: Merle Brown, Navigator: Stan Buck, Bombardier: Herman Allen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Heuser, Radio Operator: Vic Marcotte, Ball turret gunner: Tom Stillson, Waist gunner: Joe Paul, Waist gunner: Don Courson, Tail gunner: R.B. Trumble (10 INT); flak KO’d two engines, & set on fire by crew after crash landing Hemse, on Gotland Island, Sweden; eventually some parts were used as spares for others; Missing Air Crew Report 2735. LIBERTY LADY. *Note - Aircraft code letter incorrectly noted in Osbourne's Master Log as 'H'. Amended to correct code of 'G'.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682268
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
6 March 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Marchese; FLYING FORTRESS 1936 1945, camouflage finish changeover points.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2735 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database