43-38699

Delivered Patterson 5/9/44; Hunter 29/9/44; Dow Fd 7/10/44; Assigned 850BS/490BG Eye 14/10/44; Missing in Action Chemnitz 6/2/45 with Denn; mid air coll with 43-38167; crashed continent; Salvaged 2/3/45; Missing Air Crew Report 12426.

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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

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

Aircraft

43-38167

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

France 6 February 1945

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to the 850 BS listed in the A/C #42-38699 description section.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added info to the "Biography Description" per MACR 12426 at fold3.

Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28705465/28705417

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to A/C #43-38167 per the info in the A/C description section.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12426 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database