43-38452 Undecided
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Grenier 4/9/44; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-D] Deenethorpe 23/9/44; battle damaged Politz 7/10/44 with Bob James, Bob Grossman, Gerald Morris, Henry Miller, Roger Scatchard, Frank Hopkins, Bill Keivens, Bill Pennington, Don Newman (9INT); flak, force landed Backs Torvmosse, Swed; Missing Air Crew Report 9759. UNDECIDED.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12200174
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 3848212
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12176604
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 25 September 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 7 October 1944 |
Revisions
My father told me when they entered the war, the markings and painting of aircraft phasing out. All the painting was adding weight to the B-17's so it anything unnecessary was eliminated.
This is a picture of the "Undecided" B-17G 43-38452 after it belly landed in Sweden.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9759 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database