43-37633

media-19601.jpeg UPL 19601 B-17 43-37633 of the 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group. 306th Bomb Group collection

Courtesy of Clifford Deets, 306th BGHA Historian.

Object Number - UPL 19601 - B-17 43-37633 of the 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.

Delivered Cheyenne 6/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44. Dow Fd 4/6/44.
Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-Z] Thurleigh 10/6/44.

On return from Kassel, involved in mid air coll with 43-38019 (306BG) over Greenham Common, UK 15/12/44 with:
Pilot - Chas Crooks ;
Co-pilot - John Mockus;
Navigator - Elija Slocum;
Bombardier / tog - Harry Polderman;
Flight engineer/top turret gunner - Wayne Laubert;
Radio Operator - Albert Seaberg;
Ball turret gunner - Joe Mandula;
Waist gunner - Lloyd Cain;
Tail gunner - Dick Miller.
(9 Killed in Action).
16 Killed in Action in total.
Salvaged.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lloyd Cain

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Charles A Crooks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-767501
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Wayne F Laubert

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Joseph M Mandula

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Richard W Miller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12239550
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Aircraft

43-38019

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Milk Run Special
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Greenham, West Berkshire, UK 15 December 1944 Mid air collision with 43-38019 (306BG). Crashed at Greenham Common, UK. 16 killed in total.

Revisions

Date6 Dec 2022 20:02:27
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added the Manufacturer per info on the internet. 

SOURCE:  https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-65-bo-43-37509-4…

 

Date29 Apr 2021 08:39:37
ContributorPaulN
ChangesChanges to production block number
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B-17 production database in possession of subscriber

Date7 Dec 2015 10:01:20
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to description, events, unit associations, person associations and place associations
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Associated to unit and airmen's records from the information in the Description field.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:22
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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