43-38801 Ruth

Delivered Hunter 21/9/44; Grenier 2/10/44; Assigned 544BS/384BG [SU-M] Grafton Underwood 28/10/44; mechanical malfunction with Bob Fisher 1/1/45; Missing in Action Leipzig 6/4/45 with Dave Hastings, Dominic Martino, Thorston Johnson, Steve Gatto, Tom Weeks, Frank May (7 Killed in Action); Marlyn Bonecker (Prisoner of War); mid air coll, crashed Leipzig; Missing Air Crew Report 13851. RUTH.

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851

  • Date: 27 February 1945

849

  • Date: 26 February 1945

847

  • Date: 25 February 1945

845

  • Date: 24 February 1945

843

  • Date: 23 February 1945

Events

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Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 6 April 1945

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?Aircraf…

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.

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ContributorAAM
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AAIR 45-01-01-524 / Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13851 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database