42-97465 The Scarlet Harlot
Back row (from left to right): Lionel Havlas, Kneeland Parshley, Leland Mills, David Gerber, Frank Croft, (possibly Bruce Kustaborder).
Front row: (Undetermined), J.B. Latham, Marlin Greenawalt, (possibly Frank Jackson)
J.B. Latham photo
Delivered Denver 23/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned 751BS/457BG [B] Glatton 9/2/44; Missing in Action Marienburg April 9, 1944 with Robert Walker, Waist gunner: Kneeland Parshley, Tail gunner: Bruce Kustaborder (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: JB Latham, Navigator: Frank Jackson, Bombardier: Marlin Greenawalt, Radio Operator: David Gerber, Ball turret gunner: Frank Croft, Waist gunner: Leland Mills[wia] (6 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lionel Havlas (evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Ossecken, 30 miles W of Gdynia, Poland; Missing Air Crew Report 3665.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12209008
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32696077
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-688346
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37240790
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-692316
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Missions
- Date: 9 April 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Denver, CO, USA | 23 November 1943 | |
Delivered |
Wendover, UT 84083, USA | 12 December 1943 | |
Assigned |
9 February 1944 | Assigned 751st Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group [B] Glatton | |
Other Base |
Glatton, Huntingdon PE28, UK | 8 April 1944 | 42-97465 departed from Station 130 (Glatton) on April 9, 1944. |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Gdynia, Poland | 9 April 1944 | Crashed near Ossecken, about 30 miles west of Gdynia, Poland. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
David Gerber's claim that the plane was named the "Scarlet Harlot" has been confirmed by the family of another crew member.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3665 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3665 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3665 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3665 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database