43-38210 Angel's Sister
Family photos & knowledge
Delivered Cheyenne 7/7/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA-V] Gt Ashfield 4/8/44; Missing in Action Kiel 4/4/45 with Bob Ritchie, Adolph Bernacchi, Bill Simmons, Alvin Koblitz, Bill Miller, Gordon Fraser, Chas Chambers, Leo Lynch, Harry Fredericksen (9 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with 43-38639 (385BG), crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 13720. ANGEL’S SISTER.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-782130
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39468957
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron 584th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shadie Sadie
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 4 April 1945 |
Revisions
http://www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk/ lists the history of this & other b17's nose art.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13720 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database