43-38575

Gilbert Wright Account 43-38575 Gilbert Wright Account 43-38575 UPL 60453 An account of the loss of 43-38575

An account of the loss of 43-38575 by Gilbert Wright the only Survivor

Object Number - UPL 60453 - An account of the loss of 43-38575

Delivered Cheyenne 20/8/44; Lincoln 7/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 850BS/490BG Eye 19/9/44; Missing in Action Plauen, Ger 21/3/45 with Herman Bailard, Gilbert Brown, George Kumm, Jim Huddy, Albt Jenkins, Jim Price, Henry Bennett, Alf Cole (8 Killed in Action); Gilbert Wright (Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Elsterwerda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13557.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

People

Herman L Ballard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-928735
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Henry J Bennett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39215794
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Gilbert L Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Alfred W Cole

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

James J Huddy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 850th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 21 March 1945

Revisions

Date
ContributorRaymondWells
Changes
Sources

Added an account of the loss of the aircraft

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13557 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Gilbert Wright Account 43-38575

Object number: UPL 60453 - An account of the loss of 43-38575