42-97890 Queen of Hearts Lil Satan
FORTLOG
Object Number - FRE 4814 - Major Alex B. Andrews, an 8th Air Force HQ special observer, in the cockpit of a damaged B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lil Satan" of the 379th Bomb...
Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 22/5/44; Grenier 29/5/44; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-U] Kimbolton 12/6/44 LIL SATAN; returning from Toulouse flak hit blew off nose 25/6/44 with Karl Becker; Navigator: Bob Evans, Bombardier: Arthur Maataa (2 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Joe Simoncini (Prisoner of War), force landed RAF Hunsdon, Herts; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Chas Rutledge, Navigator: Stan Pain (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Tom Martin, Bombardier: Dave Anderson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Doyle Poling, Radio Operator: Ellis Pierson, Ball turret gunner: Cliff Rondou, Waist gunner: Arthur Green, Tail gunner: Kyle Brown (7 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Niederdadleben, W of Magdeberg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9364. LIL SATAN aka QUEEN OF HEARTS.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19163661 / O-765588
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-900076
- Highest Rank: General
- Role/Job: Observer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17097931 / O-808295
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18231673
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37503864
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Tulsa Ave, Tullahoma, TN 37388, USA | 27 March 1944 | Delivered Tulsa AAF. 27-Mar-44. |
|
Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 12 June 1944 | Assigned 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed Battle Damaged/Crash Landed |
Hunsdon, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12, UK | 25 June 1944 | Battle Damaged/Crash Landed. Nose blown off, killing the bombardier. |
|
Crashed Shot Down |
Niederndodeleben, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Missing in Action Magdeburg 28-Sep-44 due to flak, crashed Niederdadleben, W of Magdeberg, MACR 9364. |
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Manufactured |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | Built at North American. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Added connections to airmen in aircraft biography field.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 6738 / MACR 9364 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
