42-97073
Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Alexandra 12/2/44; Presque Is 4/3/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-N] Deenethorpe 23/3/44; Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Vince Kaminski, Bombardier: Dee Black, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Agee, Radio Operator: Larry Cooper, Ball turret gunner: Joe Johnson, Waist gunner: Bill May, Waist gunner: Everett Bushendorf,Tail gunner: Harry Hertzan (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Enstad, Navigator: Chas Manning (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft set #1 on fire, then ship exploded, crashed woods near Steinburg, 12 miles N of Dessau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5311.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14053345
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32438490
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 24 April 1944
- Date: 26 March 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 24 January 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 24-Jan-44. |
Assigned |
Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK | 23 March 1944 | Assigned 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
Steinburg, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau 28-May-44 enemy aircraft set #1 on fire, then ship exploded, crashed woods near Steinburg, 12 miles N of Dessau 2 x POW, 8 x KIA MACR 5311 |
Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5311 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database