44-6528 Queen Mary
Delivered Lincoln 1/9/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-P] Horham 25/9/44; with F.L. McAllister force landed Framlingham afb UK 25/12/44; 27m, Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Chas O'Reilly, Co-pilot: Chas Cohen, Radio Operator: Herman Finklestein, Ball turret gunner: Walt Exley (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ellsworth Quinnell, togglier: Jasper Crowley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Len Vandal, Waist gunner: Joe Heichel, Tail gunner: Gordon Bonenberger (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Weertzlen near Hamburg. Missing Air Crew Report 11369. QUEEN MARY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13110847
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Crashed |
Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 25 December 1944 | Force landed Framlingham afb UK 25/12/44. Pilot Lt F L McAllister. |
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Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hamburg, Germany | 31 December 1944 - 31 December 1944 | Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44. Cause - enemy aircraft, crashed Weertzlen near Hamburg. (5 x POW, 4 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 11369. |