42-97127 Miss Ma Lovin'
Delivered Cheyenne 29/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Grenier 25/2/44; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-P] Ridgewell 6/3/44; transferred 349BS/100BG [XR-J] Thorpe Abbotts 7/3/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Jack Moore, Co-pilot: Bob Blais, Navigator: Ross McClure, Bombardier: Monroe Whidby, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Heiber, Radio Operator: John Kidner, Waist gunner: Jim Hunter, Waist gunner: John Jedryck, Tail gunner: Chas Mueller (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Wilbur Dishneau (Killed in Action); flak KOd #3, crashed Georgendorf 12 miles N of Brux, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4867. MISS MA LOVIN’.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755853
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16149221
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
12 May 1944 |
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 4867 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database