42-5370
B-17F-50-BO 91BG/324BS was delivered at Tulsa 24-Nov-42; Salina 2-Jan-43; Morrison 3_Feb-43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-K] Bassingbourn 26-Feb-43; Missing in Action (MIA) Hamm 4-Mar-43. Shot down by Hptm Lutje (IV/NJG1), crashed off Texel Is, in Waddenzee, Holland. 9KIA 1POW Missing Air Crew Report 16102.
P-1Lt Harold H. Henderson (KIA); CP 2LT Leslie B. Zubiri (KIA)
N 2LT James S. La Rock (KIA); B 1LT William JB Simpson (KIA)
E/TTG TSGT Randle E. Nettles (POW); RO TSGT Edward Corrigan (KIA)
BTG SGT Hymen Phillips (KIA); WG SSGT James D. Burton, Jr. (KIA)
WG SGT John F. Howorusz (KIA); TG SSGT Donald L, Marx (KIA)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36059272
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14035901
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17047814
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-659597
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728949 (Officer) 19072877 (Enlisted)
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
West of Texel, Netherlands | 4 March 1943 | On 4 March 1943 B17- 42-5370 crashed into the North Sea west of the island of Texel. 9 airmen perished and 1 airman survived. The plane had been attacked by German fighters. The target of the bombing raid was the marshaling yards in Hamm. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 25-Jun-2015. Added Markings, added crew position, rank, full proper name and dispositions of all crew members and formatted crew display per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE and MACR 16102.
Mission detail added from source : http://www.airmen.dk/p139.htm
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 16102 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database