42-5828 Sweater Girl

media-18731.jpeg UPL 18731 All of these ships were part of the "Original 41". They were the first aircraft assigned to the 379th BG and flown overseas by the Group. Closest is 42-3113 FR-F "No Nose Art"; Then 42-29891 WA-N is "Dangerous Dan" - Next is 42-29893 WA-Q "El Diablo" shot down over Nantes, France 9/16/43 - Furthest away is 42-5828 WA-O; later she would be re-designated WA-D and named "Sweater Girl". WA is code for the 524th BS and FR- is code for the 525th BS.

Assigned Air Combat Crews:
42-3113 - Noel R. Britten Crew
42-29891- William Jones Crew
42-29893 – Lester Brumley Crew
42-5828 – William Brownlow III Crew

personal collection of John N. beilstein

Object Number - UPL 18731 - All of these ships were part of the "Original 41". They were the first aircraft assigned to the 379th BG and flown overseas by the Group. Closest is...

Delivered Long Beach 28/2/43; Sioux City 18/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-O] Kimbolton 22/4/43; Missing in Action Bunde 22/2/44 with John Morsefell 20ft from roof of building, taken to hospital with back injury, Co-pilot: Bob Phillips, Navigator: Len Lovelace, Bombardier: Bob Daniels, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Sechrist Wounded in Action, Radio Operator: Willard Clothier Wounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Homer Neill, Waist gunner: Andy Allen, Waist gunner: Chas Cox Wounded in Action, Tail gunner: Ed Pate (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Auf der Kamp Farm, Oberbruch, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2868. SWEATER GIRL.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Andrew L Allen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Constant John Anszperger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12076091 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

William Gannaway Brownlow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Willard H Clothier

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Charles E Cox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Long Beach, CA 28 February 1943 Delivered Long Beach 28-Feb-43.

Assigned

RAF Kimbolton, UK 22 April 1943 Assigned 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Oberbruch, Germany 22 February 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Bunde 22-Feb-44; flak, crashed Auf der Kamp Farm, Oberbruch, Germany. 10 x POW MACR 2868

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Vega.

Revisions

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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