42-40016 The Character
L-R seated
LT Jim Hatheway Bombadier Oregon
LT Jack Daniel Pilot Virginia
LT Joe Kiska Co-pilot Conn.
LT Andy Detmers Navigator Michigan
Standing
S/Sgt. John Drozd Engineer Conn
Sgt Jim Preston Ball turret gunner New York
Sgt Emory Rodman Waist gunner Indiana
Sgt Cyril Mullin Tail gunner Kansas
Sgt John Parria Waist gunner Indiana
S/Sgt Charlie Gilmore Radio Operator Indiana
329th Bombardment 96th Bomb group
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Delivered Long Beach 3/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-H] Snetterton 30/11/43; Bombardier: Douglas Leeper (KIA-by 20mm shell, pilot was Chas Wunnerberg who landed back at RAF Woodbridge, Sfk) 10/2/44; Missing in Action Augsburg 13/4/44 with John Daniel Jr, Radio Operator: Chas Gilmore, Ball turret gunner: Jim Preston, Waist gunner: Jim Curran, Waist gunner: Emery Raiman,Tail gunner: Cyril Mullin (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Joe Kiska, Navigator: Jim Hathaway, Bombardier: Andy Detmers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Drozd (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed 30 miles SW of Augsburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4267. THE CHARACTER.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 |
Revisions
Aircraft in the image with the crew is not a G-VE from Vega. Burbank, CA.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4267 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database