42-5862 Duration Plus Six
Delivered Long Beach 31/3/43; Denver 2/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill Fd 13/5/43; Dow Fd 17/5/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-T] Thorpe Abbotts 30/5/43; Missing in Action Keil/Warnemunde 25/7/43 with Capt Dick Carey, Co-pilot: Bill Styles, Waist gunner: Bob Lepper, Tail gunner: Maynard Parsons (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Calvin DeFevre, Bombardier: Bill Griffith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lester Berg, Radio Operator: Steve Koposewski, Ball turret gunner: Norman Eddy, Waist gunner: Chas Mayville (6 Killed in Action); flak, crashed North Sea, survivors two wia picked up by Danish fishing boat E 475 off Grad Dyb Berre; Missing Air Crew Report 117. DURATION PLUS SIX.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
25 July 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 117 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database