43-38202 Miss Slipstream
Object Number - UPL 45215 - B1-17 #43-38202 Miss Slipstream's Nose Art
Delivered Cheyenne 7/7/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-T] Bassingbourn 18/4/44; Missing in Action `20m` Merseburg 2/11/44 with Dale Brant (shot on ground), Navigator: John Gustafson (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Hackstock, Bombardier: John Bunch, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Ludwig, Radio Operator: John Peluse, Ball turret gunner: Chas Hitchcock, Waist gunner: Jim Wilkey,Tail gunner: Mikel White (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hit both port engines and set on fire, crashed Marbitz, near Halle, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 10145. MISS SLIPSTRAM.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32046336
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 2 November 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 10145 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database