42-5060
-B-17F's 42-5060 422nd BS 305th BG, 41-24614 'SNAFU' 346th BS 305th BG, 41-24591 'Rigor Mortis' and 42-5052 'Old Testament' 366th BS, 305th BG among others.
B-17F 42-5060 was delivered Cheyenne 13-Sep-42; Houlton 22-Oct-42; Assigned 422BS/305BG [JJ-Q] Chelveston 12-Nov-42; Missing in Action 4-Feb-43. Mission was to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany but the target was obscured by clouds, so the port area of Emden, Germany was bombed as a target of last resort. The aircraft crashed near Den Helder, Holland. 10 KIA No MACR issued.
P Capt William K. Davidson (KIA) CP: Charles W. McMehen (KIA)
N 2Lt John H. Kinsey, Jr. (KIA); B 2Lt James W. Bryant (KIA)
E/TTG SSgt Kermit R. Plaskett (KIA); RO SSgt Jack C. Hickman (KIA)
BTG SSgt Leroy J. Moyer (KIA); LWG SSgt Robert L. McKnight (KIA)
RWG SSgt Charles Peterson (KIA); TG SSgt Paul E. Heatherly (KIA)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39306435
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661856
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16048032
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33076876
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39011034
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Den Helder, Netherlands | 4 February 1943 | Exact reason for loss is not known as no MACR was issued. Aircraft crashed near Den-Helder, Holland. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 28-Jan-2015. Corrected Description with crash location per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Added nickname, block number, FTR event, crew position, rank, full proper name and disposition, added markings, edited description with target information per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Names and SN confirmed from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.