42-97455 The Keystone Mama
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Object Number - UPL 51280 - The Keystone Mama (42-97455) Nichols Crew, 401st BS, 91st BG
Delivered Denver 21/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Grenier 16/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 19/2/44; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-J] Bassingbourn 11/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 with Bob Wylie, Navigator: Howard Hutchinson, Bombardier: Sid Muzzy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Hageman, Radio Operator: Paul Noll, Ball turret gunner: Williard Walker, Waist gunner: Frank George,Tail gunner: Bill Bracken (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Joe Kozina (Prisoner of War); took flak hit in right wing which broke off at #4, crashed Henningsdorf, near Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 4829. THE KEYSTONE MAMA.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-001768
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37410711
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 19 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4829 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database