43-38402
Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/44; Kearney 9/8/44; Grenier 16/8/44; Assigned 391BS/34BG Mendlesham 18/8/44; during assembly for Plauen 26/3/44 with Hugh McCutchan, Co-pilot: Jim Holt, Navigator: Julius Bowers, tog-Paul Sheetz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Dalton, Radio Operator: Bert Servo, Ball turret gunner: John Lamkin, Waist gunner: Howard Armstrong, Tail gunner: Irwin Meltz (9 Killed in Action); mid air coll with #43-38876 (452BG); crashed Framsden and Crettingham, UK; all killed; Salvaged.
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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: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36866087
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-134854
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16145958
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Ground crew
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-206431
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
England | 26 March 1945 |
Revisions
Added some punctuation to the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description" - "Lamkin" was misspelled.
Added associations to the 391BS listed in the A/C #43-38402 description section.
Added an association to A/C #43-38876 per the info in the A/C description section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15408 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database