44-8137
Object Number - UPL 26646 - Captain John E Fletcher and lead crew on bombing mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany, in front of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 44-8137. 427th Bomb...
Delivered Dallas 18/6/44; Langley 23/7/44; Grenier 11/8/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-Z] Molesworth 26/8/44; Missing in Action Aschaffenburg 21/1/45 with Dick Duffield, Dick Cambron, Gene Shipp, Tom Wilson, Ray Levine, Don Christ, Phil Hensel, John Elliott, Ray White (9 Killed in Action); Jim Flemmons (Prisoner of War); mid air coll, crashed Rottweil, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11759.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36597852
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19098550
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822892
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16160999
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37459630
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1945
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Scorchy II
- Unit: 1st Air Division 41st Combat Bomb Wing 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Dallas AAF, TX | 18 June 1944 | Delivered Dallas AAF 18-Jun-44. |
|
Assigned |
Molesworth, UK | 26 August 1944 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
|
Crashed |
Rottweil, Germany | 21 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Aschaffenburg; Mid Air Collision crashed Rottweil, Germany 1 x POW, 9 x POW MACR 11759 |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Vega. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11759 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database