43-38783 The Merry Max
Delivered Lincoln 20/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned 390BG Framlingham 17/10/44; transferred 527/379BG Kimbolton 13/11/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 30/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 4/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 17/12/45. THE MERRY MAX.
Mission to Zeitz, Germany 30-Noz-44; A/C hit by flak severing O2 to Bombardier and Co-pilot and starting a fire below control panel. Bombs salvoed and has the standby to Bale bell had been rung Sgt Hartley baled out. Fire was extinguished and crew returned to positions. MACR 11332 (Crew, Russ Weenink, Ed Sullivan, Viv Smith, Frank Hudacek, Albert Johnson, Henry Barrett, Paul Lineberry, Bob Hartley POW, Frank Pasko)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767924
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Lincoln AAF, NE | 20 September 1944 | Delivered Lincoln AAF 20-Sep-44. |
Assigned |
Framlingham, UK | 17 October 1944 | Assigned to 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 13 November 1944 | Transferred 527NS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Returned to Base (RTB) |
Zeitz, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Mission to Zeitz, Germany 30-Noz-44; A/C hit by flak severing O2 to Bombardier and Co-pilot and starting a fire below control panel. Bombs salvoed and has the standby to Bale bell had been rung Sgt Hartley baled out. Fire was extinguished and crew returned to positions. MACR 11332 |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11332 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database