42-97893 Minnie the Moocher

Delivered Tulsa 27/3/44; Kearney 23/5/44; Dow Fd 30/5/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-M] Molesworth 12/6/44; 427BS; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with John Matheson, Co-pilot: Jim Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Smith, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Hagan, Tail gunner: Chas Coughlin (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: Chas Gould, Bombardier: Lorin Hamann, Radio Operator: Leo Jeanbey, Waist gunner: Bill Fredenburg (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Schladen, near Homburg, S of Brunswick, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9413. MINNIE THE MOOCHER.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17113692
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 28 September 1944 - 28 September 1944

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Corrected mission info

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Missing Air Crew Report

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Added a unit connection to the 8th AF.

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Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.

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Added the A/C nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9413 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database